Contacts

Overview

Contacts lists the contact people of your customers and suppliers, and your staff, in one place, with their phone numbers, email addresses and addresses. Use it to find a contact quickly by name, company, number or email address.

Info

Contacts is a list only. Edit a contact in its own module: Customers, Suppliers or My Organisation for staff.

Navigation

Main Menu > Office > Contacts

Settings

User Settings

Navigation

Main Menu > Office > My Organisation > Double-click a username to edit the record > Settings (tab)

Note

The defaults are the values for new databases and new users. Your database may have different values.

Setting Description Default
General > Contacts - Access Allowed
  • None: no access.
  • All: all the contacts, with the filters.
  • Own (Rep): only the contacts of your own customers (where you are the rep). The filters are hidden and the heading reads "Contacts - Rep".
All

Filters Explained

Filter Description
All, Customers, Suppliers, StaffWhich contacts to list. The list refreshes when you select one.

Buttons Explained

Button Description
ViewRefreshes the list.
MenuThe grid layout options.

Fields Explained

Column Description
CompanyThe customer or supplier.
Name, SurnameThe contact person's name.
Tel, Cel, EmailThe contact details.
AddressThe contact's address.
TypeHidden by default. Customer, Supplier or Staff.
Menu (...)Customer contacts only. A submenu with these options:
  • New... Quotation: creates a Quotation for the customer.
  • View... Customer Summary, Quotations or Work in Progress: opens the customer's summary, Quotations or work in progress.

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