ACT! 2006 Administration Study Guide

1-4239-1405-8 © 2007 Publish date: April 18, 2006 204 pages

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Course ID: act-2006-admin-sg

The ACT! 2006 Administration study guide is one of our highly-rated computer training books dedicated to teaching you how to use and manage ACT! databases. By choosing this course, you will learn how to work in a multi-user database environment.

This course has earned an overall rating for quality of 4.7/5.0 from ProCert Labs. This format is a highly effective format for learning the administrative tasks on your own terms. Self-directed study combined with a portable manual allows you to learn when and where you want. You can use this course to teach yourself these ACT techniques without committing to a series of traditional classes.

Topics covered in the ACT! 2006 Administration courseware include installation and conversion from previous editions, building databases, importing and exporting contacts, setting up user accounts, working with fields and drop-down lists, layout designs, customizing menus and toolbars, preferences, database maintenance, and synchronization.

You will learn how to administer a multi-user ACT! 2006 database by following the eight units of instruction and participating in the hands-on course activities. This course makes an excellent standalone training tool as well as a useful reference book once you've completed your studies. You can also use the ACT! 2006 Administration courseware to supplement other ACT! classes.

Course Contents

Unit 1 covers installation and conversion

• Installing ACT
• Upgrading from ACT! 6.0
• Opening databases

Unit 2 covers building databases

• Creating and deleting databases
• How to import and export contacts
• Setting up user accounts
• Teams

Unit 3 goes over defining fields

• How to add fields
• How to edit and remove fields
• Using drop-down lists

Unit 4 covers layout designs

• Layouts
• How to add tabs and fields
• How to add objects to a layout
• Adjusting layouts
• Field entry order

Unit 5 goes over preferences

• Setting general preferences
• Setting calendar and scheduling preferences
• Setting communication preferences

Unit 6 covers menu and toolbar customization

• Custom commands
• How to add and remove menu and toolbar commands
• How to customize the navigation bar

Unit 7 discusses database maintenance

• Backup and restore
• Routine maintenance
• The ACT! Diagnostic Tool

Unit 8 covers synchronization

• The sync server
• The Sync Set
• How to create and deploy remote databases