United States Symantec Act! 4 Tutorials
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Course Description
With Symantec ACT! 4 you'll manage your time by managing your contact information. ACT! 4 is more than an information management software application, or simple electronic Rolodex. It can be thought of as an effective relationship tool that allows users to establish contacts and build and maintain relationships. ACT 4! helps remind users of activities and correspondence regarding contacts, as well as to create and maintain mailing lists. Sales professionals, business owners, trainers, entrepeneurs, business coaches and anyone who needs immediate information regarding contacts can use ACT!. To get started, simply click one of the topics below.
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Getting Started with ACT!
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| Welcome and Introduction | (03:25) | ||
| Getting Started with ACT! | (04:57) | ||
| Viewing Contact Info | (05:44) | ||
| Viewing the Database | (04:54) | ||
| Viewing ACT! Windows | (04:35) | ||
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Working with Your Database
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| Creating a New Database | (10:42) | ||
| Entering Data into a Database | (11:41) | ||
| Getting Help in ACT! | (06:50) | ||
| Modifying Contacts | (10:01) | ||
| Working in the Notes/History Tab | (10:10) | ||
| Using ACT! Spell Checker | (01:17) | ||
| Locating Your Contacts | (05:28) | ||
| ACT! and the Internet | (04:09) | ||
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Highlights of ACT! 4.0
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| New In ACT! 4 | (07:18) | ||
| The Basic Lookup Command | (07:17) | ||
| Keyword Lookup | (02:16) | ||
| Lookup by Example | (02:25) | ||
| Viewing a List of Contacts | (07:13) | ||
| Sorting Your Contacts | (02:31) | ||
| Modifying the List | (04:05) | ||
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Creating and Working with Groups
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| Overview of Groups | (04:26) | ||
| Working with Contacts in Groups | (07:56) | ||
| Group Notes, Histories and Attachments | (07:43) | ||
| Creating and Working with Groups | (05:23) | ||
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Writing Letters and Memos
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| Getting Started with Word Processing | (05:28) | ||
| Writing a Letter or Memo To One Contact | (12:37) | ||
| Mail Merge | (05:40) | ||
| Creating New | (11:10) | ||
| Creating Envelopes and Labels | (04:37) | ||
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Using Email from ACT!
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| Introduction to Email | (01:26) | ||
| Setting Up Email | (07:10) | ||
| Getting Connected | (04:18) | ||
| Creating and Sending an Email Message. | (10:37) | ||
| Attachments to Your Email Messages | (08:42) | ||
| Reading and Responding to Email | (12:54) | ||
| Email Preferences | (08:46) | ||
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Making Telephone Calls
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| Overview & Setup | (05:51) | ||
| Making Phone Calls | (09:40) | ||
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Faxing from ACT!
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| Introduction to Faxing from ACT! | (04:17) | ||
| Quick Faxes | (01:49) | ||
| Faxing Documents | (05:39) | ||
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Scheduling Activities
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| Overview of Scheduling | (01:25) | ||
| Scheduling Activities from a Contact Record | (07:58) | ||
| Setting Scheduling Preferences | (08:23) | ||
| Using the Select Contacts Dialog Box | (07:05) | ||
| Clearing Activities | (05:43) | ||
| Rescheduling Activities | (00:53) | ||
| Recurring Activities | (03:15) | ||
| Advanced Scheduling Options | (03:21) | ||
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Scheduling Activities Using SideACT!
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| SideACT! Overview | (01:57) | ||
| Using SideACT! | (07:01) | ||
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Working in ACT! Calendar Windows
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| Navigating in Calendar Windows | (05:36) | ||
| Scheduling Activities from a Calendar | (03:04) | ||
| Scheduling Using Drag and Drop | (01:10) | ||
| Rescheduling Activities | (02:31) | ||
| Setting Calendar Preferences | (01:51) | ||
| Changing the Display of Activities | (02:26) | ||
| Using Color and Banners | (02:01) | ||
| Daily Activity List | (01:44) | ||
| Clearing and Erasing Activities | (01:57) | ||
| Printing Calendars | (02:05) | ||
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Using the Task List
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| Modifying Columns in the Task List | (05:46) | ||
| Working with Activities from Task List | (09:28) | ||
| Grid Lines | (02:40) | ||
| Filtering Activities | (02:43) | ||
| Creating a Lookup from Selected Activities | (01:52) | ||
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Producing Reports
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| Overview of ACT! Reports | (04:01) | ||
| Report Filtering Options | (02:46) | ||
| Report Examples | (05:47) | ||
| Quick Reports | (02:24) | ||
| Tips for Informative Reports | (01:47) | ||
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Customizing Report Templates
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| The Sections Of a Report | (07:08) | ||
| Editing Report Templates | (11:16) | ||
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Creating and Running Macros
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| Introduction to Macros | (02:39) | ||
| Recording and Running Macros | (04:26) | ||
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Modifying Toolbars and Keyboard Shortcuts
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| Adding a Macro to the Toolbar | (10:05) | ||
| Creating Keyboard Shortcuts | (03:21) | ||
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Customizing ACT!
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| Modifying User Fields | (04:02) | ||
| Field Attributes | (10:26) | ||
| Creating a New Field | (02:08) | ||
| Modifying Layouts | (17:12) | ||
| Creating a New Layout | (07:44) | ||
| Customizing Menus | (03:41) | ||
| ACT! Preferences | (10:46) | ||
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Data Exchange and Synchronization
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| Overview of Data Exchange | (01:37) | ||
| Importing from Another ACT! Database | (10:50) | ||
| Importing a Delimited-Text File | (08:25) | ||
| Exporting Data from ACT! | (08:14) | ||
| Synchronize Setup | (06:07) | ||
| Synchronizing Your Database | (03:32) | ||
| Synchronization Preferences | (05:33) | ||
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ACT! Maintenance
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| Using ACT! Backup Utility | (05:58) | ||
| Restoring a Backed Up Database | (03:30) | ||
| Save a Copy of Database | (03:10) | ||
| Password Protection | (02:29) | ||
| Allowing Network Access to a Database | (02:51) | ||
| ACT! Database Maintenance | (08:43) | ||
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Credits
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| About this Author | (00:46) | ||
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Send us FeedbackCourse Information
| Course: | Symantec Act! 4 |
| Author: | C. Hagan |
| SKU: | 33083 |
| ISBN: | 1889347639 |
| Release Date: | 1996-01-01 |
| Duration: | 9 hrs / 98 tutorials |
| Captions: | No |
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