ACT! by Sage For Dummies (PDF)

Are you ready to reap the benefits of the bestselling contact
relationship manager (CRM) software on the market today? Well,
then--get into the act with ACT! 2008 and find out how the
latest version of this exciting software enables you to set up a
database that's right for you so that you can focus on your
business and career growth while also saving time and money.

With this fun and friendly guide in hand, you'll discover
how ACT! organizes customer information in one place, safely shares
customer info between workgroups, and provides you with forecast
tools, reports, and a contact database. Whether you're new to
the features of ACT! or you are familiar with the basics but have
not yet put to use ACT!'s more advanced abilities, this
nuts-and-bolts reference has been updated and revised to make sure
that you are up to speed on the most efficient way to organize your
customer relationships and activities.

Author and full-time ACT! Certified Consultant and ACT! Premier
Trainer Karen Fredricks walks you through tasks such as:

* Setting up the contact database

* Adding multiple contacts to a group and adding contacts to a
company

* Changing contact-level security access

* Scheduling activities

* Using the basic ACT! Reports

* Designing new reports

* Automating the backup process

* Integrating with Outlook

* Creating groups

ACT! by Sage For Dummies, 9th Edition also
boasts a companion Web site that includes all the updates for the
2008 version of ACT! You'll be amazed by just how quickly
you'll be able to set up a database and get it to act for
you.