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Article ID	23
Created On	4/22/2010
Modified	4/22/2010

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How to Install and Configure Microsoft® Outlook® as Your E-mail Client in ACT! by Sage Premium for Web

In order to use Outlook as your e-mail client in ACT! Premium for Web as a Web user you must download the Outlooksetup.exe file to record history/attach e-mail from Microsoft Outlook to contacts in ACT! Premium for Web, Add your ACT! database(s) as an Outlook address book(s), and configure the ACT! History Options in Outlook. Use the following steps:

Downloading and Installing Program:

Launch Internet Explorer, browse to the ACT! Premium for Web login page, and then login to any database.
Click the Tools menu, and then click the Preferences option. The Preferences -- Web Page Dialog dialog box appears.
Click the E-mail option. The E-mail Preferences -- Web Page Dialog dialog box appears.
Click the Download button. The following File Download - Security Warning dialog box appears.
Click Run. The following Download Status dialog box appears.
When the download is complete, The following Internet Explorer - Security Warning dialog box appears.
Click Run. The following ACT! Premium for Web Outlook Integration - Select the folder where you want to unzip the files to dialog box appears.
Click OK. You will briefly see a progress indicator followed by the following ACT! Premium for Web Outlook Integration dialog box.
Click OK. The following Open File - Security Warning dialog box appears.
Click Run. the following InstallShield Wizard - Preparing to Install dialog box briefly appears.
When the installation is prepared the following ACT! Premium for Web Outlook Integration - InstallShield Wizard - Welcome dialog box appears.
Click Next. If Outlook is open the following ACT! Premium for Web Outlook Integration - InstallShield Wizard - Application Detection dialog box appears. Click Back the ACT! Premium for Web Outlook Integration - InstallShield Wizard - Welcome dialog box reappears. Close Outlook and then click Next, otherwise,

the following ACT! Premium for Web Outlook Integration - InstallShield Wizard - Choose Destination Location dialog box appears.
Click the Browse button to change this destination or click Next to use the default location (recommended). The ACT! Premium for Web Outlook Integration - InstallShield Wizard - Setup Status dialog box appears.
When the installation is finished the following ACT! Premium for Web Outlook Integration - InstallShield Wizard - InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog box appears.
Click Finish to complete the installation.

Adding Your ACT! Database(s) as Address Book(s) in Outlook:

Outlook 2007 (ACT! 2008, 2009)

Outlook 2003 & 2002(XP) (ACT! 2007, 2008, 2009)

Launch Outlook.

Click the Tools menu, and then click E-mail Accounts. The following E-mail Accounts - Wizard dialog box appears.

Enable the Add a new directory or address book option, and then click Next. The E-mails Accounts - Directory or Address Book Type dialog box appears.

Enable the Additional Address Books option, and then click Next. The E-mail Accounts - Other Address Book Types dialog box appears.

Select the ACT! Premium for Web Address Book option, and then click Next. The Address Books dialog box appears.

Click the Add button. The Add Address Books dialog box appears.

Ensure that the correct Web address to your database is in the Web Service address field, click your database from the ACT! Premium for Web Database drop-down, and then type your User name and Password (if necessary) in the appropriate fields.

Note: If you are unsure what this address is login to your database; click the Tools menu, click the Preferences option, click the E-mail option, and then click the Click here to view the Web Service Address used for setting up address books in Microsoft Outlook option. The following ACT! -- Web Page Dialog dialog box appears with the Web Service Address for your database.

Click OK. The Address Books dialog box reappears with you database listed.

Click Close. The following ACT! warning message box appears.

Click Ok. the following Add E-mail Account message box appears.

Click OK. Close and then re-launch Outlook. Open a new message, and then click the To button. The Select Names dialog box appears.

Click the Show Names for the drop-down and locate ACT! Web - (your_database_name) to ensure that you have integrated your ACT! Premium for Web with Outlook.

Outlook 2000 (ACT! 2007 only)

Launch Outlook.

Click the Tools menu, then click Services. The Services dialog box appears.

Under the Services tab, click Add. A list of available services appears.

Click ACT! Premium for Web Address Book, then click OK. The Address Books dialog box appears.

Click the Add button. The Add Address Books dialog box appears.

Click Next. The Address Books dialog box reappears with you database listed.

Click Close. The following ACT! warning message box appears.

Click Ok. the following Add E-mail Account message box appears.

Click OK. Close and then re-launch Outlook. Open a new message, and then click the To button. The Select Names dialog box appears.

Click the Show Names for the drop-down and locate ACT! Web - (your_database_name) to ensure that you have integrated your ACT! Premium for Web with Outlook.

Setting the Default E-mail History Option:

Note: ACT! Premium for Web Outlook integration will only create history to the default database. If you have added more the one ACT! database to the Outlook address book, you must ensure the default is set as desired.

This is done in the History Options section of the ACT! Premium for Web tab in the Outlook Options. The default database is displayed in the Record history to contact in the following database field. Simply changing this field allows history to be created in that database, as long as the e-mail address is associated with a contact in that database.

Launch Outlook.

Click the Tools menu, and then click Options. The Options dialog box appears.

Under the ACT! Premium for Web tab click the History Options button. The ACT! History Options dialog box appears.

Ensure the correct Web address and database are listed in the Record history to contacts in the following database field, set the When sending e-mail, set my default history option to, and History format options as desired, and then click OK. The Options dialog box reappears.

Click Apply, and then OK to return to Outlook.

Creating a New Message:

When creating a new e-mail message from Outlook you can either set the ACT! Premium for Web option to Record history or Do not record history. If you would like to change the type of history is created you must go to the ACT! History Options before creating a message.

To select a contact from you ACT! Premium for Web database you can either type their name in the To field to allow Outlook to resolve it or click the To button change the Show Names from the drop-down box to the correct ACT! database, select the name from the Name box, and then click OK.

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