Creating a Group from the current Lookup

As you delve deeper and deeper into ACT! you'll realize just how powerful—and intuitive—a program it is. And, as you master one function you'll start to see how it can be used in conjunction with other ACT! functions. A case in point is combining the power of a Group with the functionality of a Lookup. Creating a Lookup is one of the first functions that a lot of new ACT! users master. But you may not realize how easy it is to populate an existing Group with the results of a Lookup.

Getting ready

In order to take advantage of this recipe you'll need to already have a Group in mind to which you want to add additional Contact records.

How to do it...

  1. Create a Lookup of Contact records.
  2. Click the Tag All button at the top of the Contact List.
  3. Right-click in the middle of the Contact List view and choose Add Contacts to Groups from the contextual menu. The Add Selected Contacts to Group dialog window like the one you see in the following figure opens:
    How to do it...
  4. Select the Group(s) to which you would like to add the current Lookup from the left pane and then click the single right-pointing arrow to move it to the right pane.
  5. Click OK to close the Add Selected Contacts to Group dialog window.

How it works...

All the Contacts in the current Lookup have now been added to the Group you selected in step 4.

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