Increased Speed
Easier and more powerful lookups
Better Outlook integration
Easier setup administration of the product

E-mail Communication
Keeping Microsoft Outlook e-mail communications in ACT! is easy using integration improvements to record history and attach messages.

• Record e-mail history quickly and easily - From each Outlook e-mail message, you can select the ACT! history option you want to record to your ACT! contacts. You can base the history on the significance of each e-mail you send. If you use multiple databases, you can easily change the database you want to record all your Outlook e-mail messages to.
• Attach multiple e-mail messages - Select multiple Outlook e-mail messages and quickly attach them to contacts.
  Create ACT! activities from Outlook e-mail messages - Easily create an activity from an Outlook e-mail message that requires an action, such as a follow-up meeting.
• Use Outlook rules with ACT! - You can combine Outlook rules with a custom action to record e-mail messages in ACT!. For example, you can create a history for any e-mail sent by a specific ACT! contact.
• Configure e-mail using the Setup Assistant - Easily set up e-mail systems for new users that you add to your team. The new Setup Assistant walks you through the steps to properly configure e-mail whether you use the ACT! e-mail client, Microsoft Outlook, or other e-mail systems supported in ACT!.
• Send e-mail from the Notes preview pane - Conveniently send e-mail from the Notes preview pane. When you click the e- mail address hyperlink, your e-mail window opens and populates the "To" field with the e-mail address.

Search Capability
Quickly find data in ACT! using redesigned Lookups

• Easily find data with improved and powerful lookups - Using simplified and enhanced lookups, you can search on partial names or titles; switch between searching for Contact, Group, and Company data without starting a new lookup; or further define the last lookup you performed without exiting your current lookup.
• Quickly access previous Contact Lookups - Quickly view your most recent Contact lookups with the new Lookup Previous feature. This feature contains the last lookups you performed. The data is conveniently categorized by lookup type, date and time, and the number of contacts in the query.

Calendar Management
Maintain up-to-date ACT! and Outlook calendar information. Plus, gain visibility into your activities with improved calendar viewing and printing.

• Configure ACT! and Outlook calendar integration using the Setup Assistant - The new Setup Assistant lets you easily set up calendar integration for new users that you add to your team.
• Copy calendars with one click - Quickly copy your ACT! calendar to Outlook or Outlook calendar to ACT! using the new Calendar Copy feature.
• Print ACT! calendars using filters - This enhanced feature lets you print your ACT! calendar with filters that you select. This eliminates the need to reset your print filters to match your calendar filters.
• View contact names on calendar printouts - Easily see who is included in your upcoming meetings by viewing the contact names associated with any activity on your monthly calendar printouts.
• View the names of multiple contacts on your calendar - This enhancement lets you pause the pointer over an activity on the calendar to see the names of all the contacts you scheduled the activity with, not just "multiple contacts."
• View activities for more than 10 users - In ACT! Premium, this enhancement lets you
• View the activities of all your team members, even if the team is larger than 10.

Database Functions and Automation
Focus more on business activities and less on administrative tasks using new and improved database functions and automation options.

• Automate important tasks - New for ACT! (non-premium) users - Using the ACT! Scheduler, you can automate important tasks such as database backups, database maintenance, and copying calendar data between ACT! and Outlook.
  
• Additional time increments for automating tasks - New for ACT! Premium users - You can now schedule automated tasks multiple times a day at the hours you specify.
  
• Simplified remote database installation - This enhancement lets you easily install a remote database.
  
• View length of time for synchronizing data - The new sync progress bar lets you know exactly how your ACT! synchronization is progressing. You can see the length of time it will take for your synchronization to complete and determine which parts of the process completed successfully.
  
• Exclude attachments from backups - You can now exclude attachments from your backup files. This reduces the size of backups and allows the process to complete more quickly.
  
• View information for logged-on users - Quickly view who is logged on to ACT!, the last time they logged on, and their security role. This is useful when configuring ACT! on other team member's computers.

Compatibility with In-market Solutions
You can use ACT! with the following:

• Lotus Notes 8.0
  
• Macintosh computers with a Windows operating system
  
• Safari Web browser for ACT! for Web users
  
• Windows Mobile 6.0 for Pocket PCs