By
Marshall Knapp on May 20th, 2011
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Hot Fix 4 for Sage ACT! 2011 SP1 is now available for download. This hot fix addresses several reported issues found in Sage ACT! 2011 SP1. For information and download instructions for Hot Fix 4, please see the following Knowledgebase article:
How to Download and Apply Sage ACT! 2011 SP1 Hot Fix 4
Sage ACT! 2011 SP1 hot fixes are cumulative, so Hot Fix 4 includes the benefits of all earlier hot fixes for this version. You do not need to apply the earlier hot fixes before applying Hot Fix 4. However, in … [Read more: Sage ACT! 2011 SP1 Hotfix 4 Now Available]
By
Marshall Knapp on April 20th, 2011
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The latest update for Sage ACT! 2011 SP1 is now available. The third hotfix for this version contains a number of fixes and updates, most notably fixes for calendar and task list performance as well as a bug that was affecting the Quick Print feature in MS Word. Check out How to Download and Apply Sage ACT! 2011 SP1 Hotfix 3 for … [Read more: Sage ACT! 2011 SP1 Hotfix 3 Now Available]
By
Greg Knapp on September 13th, 2010
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One of the key reasons any company chooses ACT! for their contact management solution is to increase their team’s productivity. The enhancements to Sage ACT! 2011 continue to give users significant productivity boost and the ROI business needs today. Out last post covered our first five meaty ACT! 2011 enhancements. Our next five on the list carry some kick as well.
6. Small Business Information Service for ACT! (SBIS). This is Sage branded access to Hoovers, a division of Dunn and Bradstreet. While you … [Read more: Sage ACT! 2011 Top Ten – Part 2]
By
Greg Knapp on September 7th, 2010
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Sage ACT! 2011 was released last week and like each version, it is loaded with dozens of new features. In ACT! 2010 and continuing into Sage ACT! 2011, ACT! has made a concerted effort to incorporate productivity enhancements in this program. In this post and the one that follows we will highlight our top ten list of functions to look forward to – to help you grow your business.
1. Smart Tasks. The addition of Smart Tasks, the ability to have ACT! automatically do something … [Read more: Sage ACT! 2011 Top Ten – Part 1]
By
Marshall Knapp on June 30th, 2010
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Hotfix 2 was recently released for ACT! 2010 SP1. This applies to ACT! by Sage 2010 SP1, ACT! Premium 2010 SP1, and ACT! Premium for Web 2010 SP1. There are a few key items fixed with this update:
New in Hot Fix 2
Area
Description
What the Fix Does
Contacts
In ACT! Premium for Web, heavily formatted notes cause script errors when creating new notes on the same contact.
Enables new notes to be added to a contact without generating script errors.
Microsoft® Outlook
Processing unhandled e-mail messages out of queue causes performance … [Read more: ACT! 2010 SP1 – Hotfix 2]
By
Marshall Knapp on September 23rd, 2009
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FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE OPPORTUNITIES!!! Why am I so excited about this? Fully customizable opportunities have been one thing our clients have been asking for for years and Sage really delivers in ACT! 2010. Managing your leads and your sales pipeline is now much easier. With the new ACT! 2010 opportunities, you can:
Add an unlimited number of custom fields to the opportunity layout.
Customize the opportunity layout just like you can the contacts layout.
Associate notes, histories, activities, and documents to an opportunity.
Customize the products/services grid.
In case you’re … [Read more: ACT! 2010′s Redesigned Opportunities Save You Time]
By
Marshall Knapp on September 9th, 2009
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The new ACT! 2010 Welcome Page eliminates the need for users to click all over the place in the application looking for helpful information. The Welcome Page includes Getting Started guides, information on new features, How Do I information, Video Tutorials, access to Support & Services, and much more.
In case you’re just tuning in, here’s the countdown:
#10 – Big “Easy” Buttons
#9 – Quick Search
#8 – Related Tasks
#7 – iCal Invites
#6 … [Read more: ACT! 2010′s Welcome Page Saves You Time]
By
Marshall Knapp on September 1st, 2009
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With the integration of eMarketing into ACT! 2010, our #3 timesaver is the Marketing Results tab. This new tab, when combined with the end-to-end eMarketing capabilities of ACT! 2010, allows you to quickly and easily identify who your hottest prospects are. It also shows you your next activity, last history, and last note. In addition, you can view your eMarketing history to determine which of your marketing campaigns were most effective.
In case you’re just tuning in, here’s the countdown:
ACT! 2010′s E-Marketing Saves You Time]
By
Marshall Knapp on August 25th, 2009
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How often do you Google a prospect or current customer? Use GoogleMaps to get directions to their office? Use LinkedIn to connect with your important business contacts? For most of you I bet the answer is “pretty often”. ACT! 2010′s new Web Info tab allows you to get all of this information and more, including the ability to customize your own links. Need to do some research on a company in your database on Hoover’s? You can add a custom link.
ACT! 2010′s Web Info Tab Saves You Time]
By
Marshall Knapp on August 18th, 2009
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For anyone who uses ACT! reports regularly, the new streamlined reports view in ACT! 2010 makes your life a whole lot easier! The new reports view shows you all of the available reports as well as descriptions. The report names and descriptions are all easily customizable by end-users and you can also select your “favorite” reports, moving any of those to the top of the list. Also, there are 13 new report templates!
In case you’re just tuning in, here’s the countdown:
#10 – … [Read more: ACT! 2010′s Reports Save You Time]
