Overview

ACT! 2005: Level 2 is a hands-on instruction book that will introduce you to the advanced features of contact management. You will probably get the most out of this course if you want to learn how to modify templates and reports, perform complex lookups, customize a database, automate procedures, exchange data, perform database maintenance, and link to the Internet.

Prerequisites

We designed ACT! 2005: Level 2 for the student who is familiar with Windows XP and the basics of the ACT! 2005 environment. Coming into this course, you should understand introductory contact database terms such as contact, record, and report. If you are new to either the operating system or ACT! 2005, you should take Windows XP: Introduction and ACT! 2005: Level 1 before attempting this course.

Performance-Based Objectives

• Perform complex lookups by creating, naming, and using queries and Advanced queries.
• Exchange data by importing data into an ACT! database, exporting data out of an ACT! database, and synchronizing data between ACT! databases.
• Customize an ACT! database by modifying field names and attributes, layouts, menus, and keyboard shortcuts.
• Work with templates by creating, editing, merging, and applying templates.
• Work with report templates by creating and editing them.
• Manage a database by securing it, backing it up, and purging, compressing, and re-indexing it.
• Connect to World Wide Web sites by using Internet links.