ACT! 6 for Dummies [Paperback]

Karen S. Fredricks (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764526456 | ISBN-13: 978-0764526459 | Publication Date: March 10, 2003 | Edition: 1

• ACT! organizes customer information in one place, providing instant access to names, phone numbers, addresses, appointments, call histories, follow-up activities, and more
• Explores ACT!'s features, including a ready-to-use contact database with search capabilities; Internet links; mail, fax, and e-mail merge; synchronization with Palm OS handhelds; integration with Outlook and other popular products; report generation; and a customizable database
• Latest edition of this successful title shows business professionals how to use ACT!'s new e-mail features, new active libraries, and improved Internet services and Outlook integration

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Track sales, create reports, and organize your life

Get your calendar, phone lists, mailing labels, and more into the ACT!

This award-winning software helps you manage both your business and your life. With this book, getting your ACT! together is easy! Find out how to enter and manage your client contact list, generate reports and mailings, cross-reference your schedule, access the Internet and e-mail, and personalize your ACT!

The Dummies Way

• Explanations in plain English
• "Get in, get out" information
• Icons and other navigational aids
• Tear-out cheat sheet
• Top ten lists
• A dash of humor and fun

About the Author

Karen S. Fredricks is president of Tech Benders, LLC, which specializes in ACT!, QuickBooks, and Microsoft Office training. She hosted the Florida stop on the ACT! 6 National Launch Tour.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (March 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764526456
• ISBN-13: 978-0764526459
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #756,247 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I grew up in Nairobi, Kenya and went to high school in Beirut, Lebanon. Guess it's kind of funny that the girl who grew up without television and telephones became a computer guru! I landed at the University of Florida, decided I didn't like cold weather, and have been in Florida ever since. I live in Del Boca Vista if you're a Seinfeld fan; Boca Raton to the rest of you.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Clients Love It, June 24, 2003

By 

Lisa M Fernandes (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ACT! 6 for Dummies (Paperback)

I am a certified consultant for this software package and many of my clients rave about this book. They find it to be an excellent compliment to the other types of ACT! training and support available to them.

New and experienced users alike will benefit from the material contained in the book because it has something to offer all types of ACT! users...everyone from the one-person business owner right up through a team of users sharing ACT! over a network.

This book is like ACT! itself: a small amount of time and investment can yield very large returns and results.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Take me by the hand and show me everything, February 21, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: ACT! 6 for Dummies (Paperback)

I'm not a computer buff so I bought this book and was gratefully taken through an overview of the basics of Act! 6 and then the details. It not only showed how to use Act! 6, but also how to maximize the use of Act! 6.

The important thing about the book is that it is written for the reader (not in tech-speak), with a wonderful sense of humor. In fact, it's as if the author is right there with you as you go through and learn/use the program. After having used Act! 6 for a while, if I have more sophisticated needs, I look them up in the book and have the answer quickly and painlessly.

I hesitated buying Act! 6 for a while, but once I bought the program, I also bought this book. Now I am a confident and effective user.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book for ACT! Users at All Levels, February 8, 2004

By 

Elizabeth Hendon - www.marketechservices.com (Bethesda, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ACT! 6 for Dummies (Paperback)

As one of the leading ACT! trainers in the United States, I know what it takes to really teach people the program. And this book has it all. It's clear and concise, and the features are laid out in a logical fashion for incremental learning. The graphics are perfect references to the written text, and readers will have no trouble following along as they learn the features of the program. The author uses plain, descriptive language and doesn't get bogged down in "tech talk." If you want to learn ACT! on your own, this is the book for you!