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We get lots of emails and phone calls asking us how we handle certain areas in our business. Below are some of my ACT Software Tipsfavorite ACT add-on products that we use daily to enhance our productivity. Click on the button at the right to sign up for our free ACT tips newsletter.

Converting ACT 6 to ACT 2006 or ACT 2007Red Flags - I won't convert an older ACT! database without using this tool. It is invaluable for analyzing an ACT! 5 or 6 database prior to conversion to the newer codebase found in the current ACT version. The program analyzes the state of readiness prior to conversion. It can even make some repairs for you. Follow the link to find out more about this tool that ACT! Consultants all over the world are using to help them in their client database conversions.  more...

Geoff Blood Signature Line - Have you ever thought... if only ACT could do this one thing? Well, Geoff Blood has quite a few applets that may just fulfill your wishes. You can create fields that calculate, add account numbers automatically, change your layouts to match the contact field type, well... check it out for yourself.  more...

Swift Page Email - I wouldn't use ACT! without this add-on. I was so impressed with it, that I got my certification in the product so that I could help others with it. I use it to send out our ACT! tips, our User Group announcements, our press releases, our product updates, birthday cards, thank you notes and more. This addon allows you to send out html emails to one contact or Swiftpage Certified Consultantto over a thousand contacts, using the current lookup in your ACT! database. You don't have to update names with a listserv. Find out more about getting a free no time limit download that will work with your version of ACT!. more...
Swiftpage Guide
Swiftpage QuickStudy Guide
If you are already using Swiftpage and want to know even more about how to use this amazing add-on to make your email marketing work for you, then this guide is just what you are looking for. more...

HandHeld Contact - The ACT! / BlackBerry Solution You Have Been Waiting For . . . Handheld Contact software puts your favorite ACT! features on the BlackBerry and their wireless synchronization service keeps your BlackBerry and ACT! database always up-to-date throughout the day! Sign up for a free trial.

C3IPC3IP - This is the VoIP phone system that we use that works great with ACT. See a demo here. Call us (713-661-52095) for more information.

ACT Email MergeHow to Create Enticing Emails
- If you need help in getting your ACT! email mail-merge marketing campaign up and running, you need to see this video. more...

CompanionLink - This is a great product! I install it for all my clients who want to sync their PDA with their ACT contacts and calendar. It is an inexpensive and reliable way to get your ACT! data on your Blackberry, your Treo, or even your new iPhone. Locally syncs ACT! to your PDA, allowing you to select which records, as well as which fields, you want to download. A wireless sync is also available. Click to get more information about CompanionLink products, or click to go straight to the order page.

ACT ReportsTopline Dash - If you want reports out of your database, then this is the product to have. It is wizard driven and VERY full featured.

ACT Hosting - For my clients that don't have the staff or the PC power to host their own ACT for Web server or ACT sync server, I have the perfect solution.  more...

ACT! by Sage 30-Day Trial Download - Want to download a fully functioning trial copy of ACT! so that you can test it on your own systems?  more...
Import Excel into ACT
Importing Data into ACT - I've had so many people contact us about how to import data that I finally decided to put all I know in a step-by-step guide that anyone can use to successfully import a text (.csv or .txt) file or another ACT! database.  more...

Customizing ACT - We'd love to help you customize your database. However, if your funds are a little low and you would like to handle your own customizations...this is the book for you. You will get step-by-step instructions on how to make changes to the structure, design a new layout, create custom templates and reports. This is your guide to accomplishing all of that. This is the definitive guide for the do-it-yourselfer. Stop struggling to figure it out on your own! This step-by-step guide will help you get up and running fast on designing your own custom database. more...

ACT Style GuideACT Style Guide - I use this guide all of the time with our clients. How do you know it is for you? Well...are your users having a tough time locating contacts, and as a result continue to enter duplicates? Are you tired of users entering data in all caps and inconsistent formats? Then you need this guide to use in your training of the proper (and consistent) way to enter data into the ACT Database. There are also suggestions for database maintenance and ways to keep the database clean. Use the included cheat sheet and on-line interactive demo to help your employees clean up their ACT!.  more...

Trivia Game - I use this game in almost every class I teach. It is a great way to end your training sessions on a high note and reinforce your ACT! (or other) training.  more...

MindjetMindjet® MindManager® Pro 6 is the easiest way to organize your ideas and information. I use this valuable product to organize and plan all of our books, seminars, and articles. While this product is not actually an Add-on to ACT!, I use it with clients to help them get clear on their business processes. As the leading mapping software, it helps people and businesses to visualize information. It is the most effective way to capture, organize and communicate ideas and information. MindManager software enhances the quality of strategic thinking, accelerates project and process planning and increases productivity. Give our office a call if you want to find out more about using it in your business.

Durkin Consulting ACT! Add-ons - You can find some great add-ons for ACT on this site. Take a look at Calendar View Plus if you would like to see separate calendars for selected contacts (not everyone's activities on the same calendar). Contact List Plus allows you to edit your contact information while in List View (don't you miss that from the earlier versions of ACT!?) as well as save your favorite custom List views for redisplay on command. While you are there, take a look at Task List Plus as well.

Stonefield Query - Stonefield Query is a powerful query builder and amazingly easy-to-use report writer for ACT!. It's wizard uses a simple point and click method easy enough for even the most inexperienced ACT! user.

eGrabber - Merge data from the web, email, and other applications right into ACT! with AddressGrabber, Web Response Grabber, ResumeGrabber, and ListGrabber.

Peachtree Link - A software addon that integrates Peachtree into your ACT! database. Call for more info (713-661-5095).

ACT! Premium for Web - Web access to your ACT! Premium database. Click the link at the beginning of the paragraph to see a live demo. Log in as "Chris Huffman". There is no password.

ACT! Add-ons for Older Versions
  • Active Relations - Allows you to draw direct relationships from one contact to up to 19 others in the same database.  The current contact can be referred to from up to 10,000 contacts.  Active Relations provides several lookup options allowing you to display just about any combination of related contacts.  Active Relations has it's own letter writing utility that allows you to create templates that include data from both the currently displayed contact, and any contact they show a relationship with. Click here to see a quick demo of how Active Relations works with ACT!
  • FileLinker - This addon is great for companies who want to put a clickable shortcut on an ACT contact to any file on the network (an engineering drawing, a legal document, or som marketing copy, etc).  more...
  • After Hours Administrator 3.0 - A utility that backs up, then compresses & reindexes your databases after hours when no one is in the database.
  • ABMail (ACT! Bulk Mail) collects all valid email addresses from the current lookup and creates an Outlook message with the names in the to:, cc: or bcc: address area.
  • ActFields 3 documents the selected database structure, with special notation on changed fields. Any customizations assigned to the field will display. It also will display and print out all enabled logon userids, associated passwords, and security levels.
  • Database Profiler is a program for consultants who are doing a lot of design work. It keeps database, templates, reports, macros, layouts, sync, et al in separate folders for quick display and retrieval.
  • DBRunner creates a command that can be installed on the toolbar to open a different database with associated layout. You can create as many commands as you have different databases.
  • PathSwap allows you to change the path for attached files in a specified ACT! database. It is used to repair UNC bug caused by Word 97 and to correct paths for files that have been moved to other servers.
  • Check out our free utilities for use with versions up to ACT 6: CopyFields, ACTFields 2, CalcAge, and MNotes

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