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How does QuoteWerks work with ACT!?
Compatibility: QuoteWerks
integrates with ACT! versions 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 2005, 2006, 2007,
2008, 2009, 2010.
QuoteWerks pulls ACT! contact information into the
quote:

From our Sold To / Ship To tab of the
QuoteWerks quote workbook, with a simple click of a button,
QuoteWerks will fill in the contact information in the quote
by pulling the contact information from the contact that is
currently selected in ACT!. You will never have to re-type
your customer information. QuoteWerks also allows you to
define which fields in ACT! should be used for the Ship To
contact information (All supported versions of
ACT!).
QuoteWerks pulls other ACT! contact
information into the quote:

When
you select the ACT! contact to use in the quote, our
innovative DataLink feature can automatically pull other
information from ACT! into the quote such as customer terms,
customer sales tax rate, customer profile etc. Customer
profiles can be used by QuoteWerks to determine the
appropriate pricing a particular customer should receive (All
supported versions of ACT!).
QuoteWerks searches the ACT! database for a contact to
use in the quote:

From our Sold To / Ship To tab of the QuoteWerks quote
workbook, you can search the ACT! database for a contact by
name, company name, last name or phone number. QuoteWerks will
fill in the contact information in the quote by pulling the
contact information from the contact that you searched for.
You will never have to re-type your customer information.
Additionally, any secondary contacts listed under the
Secondary Contacts tab will be retrieved and available for
selection. (ACT! 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010)
QuoteWerks prints information pulled from
other ACT! fields:

QuoteWerks has a built-in print layout designer
that allows you to customize the look of your quote. The print
layout designer also allows you to easily insert data fields
from ACT! into the QuoteWerks print layout. Then, when you
print the quote, QuoteWerks will pull data from the ACT!
contact fields that you inserted into the print layout
resulting in a printed quote that includes information from
your ACT! contact record. This feature is different from the
DataLink feature (described above) in that this extra data is
pulled from ACT! and printed, but not saved with the quote.
When you need to save the information pulled from ACT! into
the quote, you would use the DataLink feature. So, for
example, if you are using a field in ACT! to store the
contact’s assistant’s name, you can insert that ACT! field
into the print layout so that when the quote is printed, the
assistant’s name will be printed on the quote, but not saved
with the quote (All supported versions of
ACT!).
QuoteWerks Creates Notes/History
attachment in ACT!:

When saving a quote, QuoteWerks automatically creates a
link to the quote under the Documents tab in ACT!
(2005/2006/2007/2008/2009/2010). In versions of ACT!
prior to 2005, the link is created under the Notes/History tab
in ACT! that links to the quote you are saving.
When
you are in ACT! and select the Notes/History tab, you will see
all the quotes that you have done for this ACT! contact. For
ACT! 2000 users, the name of the quote is displayed in the
Regarding column in addition to the quote number. You can even
double-click on the attachment, and QuoteWerks will open and
display the quote the attachment refers to. This feature is
very useful for organizing and finding your quotes from within
ACT! (All supported versions of
ACT!).
QuoteWerks Creates/Updates Sales
Opportunities in ACT!:


When saving a quote, QuoteWerks
automatically creates a Sales/Opportunity under the
Sales/Opportunities tab in ACT!. When you are in ACT! and
select the Sales/Opportunities tab, you will see the sales
opportunities and their sale amounts for each quote you have
created for this ACT! contact. For ACT! 2005 and higher, users
have the option to see individual items or the entire quote
amount in the ACT! Sales Opportunity. The Sales/Opportunity
feature is very useful in determining your projected cash
flow. In ACT!, you can run forecasted sale reports that tell
you how much income will possibly be generated from all the
quotes you have generated. These reports also let you know
when these quotes are estimated to become orders which again
helps you estimate your cash flow. If you need to forecast
your sales for each individual product you are selling in the
quote, QuoteWerks has a built-in reporting module that can
create such a report. (ACT! 5.0, 6.0, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,
2009, and 2010)
QuoteWerks Creates/Updates
updates completed Sales Opportunities in
ACT!:


We create quotes with the
expectation that the quotes will become orders. When the
customer accepts the quote, QuoteWerks will convert the quote
to an order and also convert your existing ACT! Sales
Opportunity into a completed sale. If no Sales Opportunity
exists in ACT! (This would be the case if a customer
called to place an order without requesting a quote first),
QuoteWerks will simply create a new completed Sales
Opportunity in ACT!. The Sales Opportunity will be marked as
completed and listed under the Sales/Opportunities tab in
ACT!. In ACT!, you can run reports that tell you how much
income was generated from the orders you have received.
QuoteWerks also has a built-in reporting module that can
create similar reports. (ACT! 5.0, 6.0, 2005, 2006, 2007,
2008, 2009, and 2010)
QuoteWerks writes line item details into ACT!
Sales Opportunities:

When
creating/updating an ACT! Sales Opportunity, QuoteWerks can
either write a single rollup line summarizing the entire
QuoteWerks document or write the individual line items from
the QuoteWerks document as Product/Services in the
opportunity. (ACT! 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010)
Example of Line Item Detail on ACT! opportunity
Products/Services tab:

Example of single rollup line
on ACT! opportunity Products/Services tab:

QuoteWerks schedules Follow up calls in
ACT!:


When saving a quote, QuoteWerks
offers to schedule a follow up call for you in ACT!. By
scheduling follow up calls, you increase your chances of
closing the sale! The follow up call will be listed under the
Activities tab in ACT!. (ACT! 5.0, 6.0, 2005, 2006, 2007,
2008, 2009, and 2010)
QuoteWerks schedules
Meetings in ACT!:


When saving a quote, QuoteWerks
offers to schedule a meeting for you in ACT! that is related
to the quote. By scheduling meetings at the time you create
the quote or order, you won't ever forget to take care of all
the details related to your quote or sale. The
meeting will be listed under the Activities tab in ACT!. (ACT!
5.0, 6.0, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and
2010)
QuoteWerks schedules To-do items in
ACT!:


When saving a quote, QuoteWerks
offers to schedule a To-do item for you in ACT! that is
related to the quote. By scheduling to-do items at the time
you create the quote or order, you won't ever forget to take
care of all the details related to your quote or sale.
The to-do item will be listed under the Activities tab in
ACT!. (ACT! 5.0, 6.0, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and
2010)
Logs e-mails sent from QuoteWerks in
ACT! history:

QuoteWerks has a built-in e-mail client allowing you to e-mail the quote to your customer with a
single-click. Your customer's e-mail address is automatically
pulled from the ACT! contact information, and after the e-mail
has been sent the e-mail is logged in ACT! history under the
Notes/History tab. (All supported versions of ACT!)
QuoteWerks can pull lookup list
information from ACT!

Many
of the fields in QuoteWerks have a lookup list option. When
you press the F2 key while in one of these fields, QuoteWerks
will display a list of values that you can choose for the
field. You can create a macro value that pulls information
from a field in ACT!. For example, if you press the F2 key
while in the terms field in QuoteWerks, QuoteWerks will
display a list of terms options that you have previously
entered. You can create a new option that retrieves a value
from a field in ACT! that you use to store your terms. (All
supported versions of ACT!).
QuoteWerks creates ACT! toolbar
buttons:

QuoteWerks creates ACT! toolbar
buttons inside ACT! that make it easy for you to start
QuoteWerks, and create a new quote, order, or invoice by
simply clicking on the toolbar item (ACT! 5.0 and
6.0).
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