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		<title>Need to reinstall Act4Advisors 3.0</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=120</link>
		<description>Question:I just got a new computer and installed act on it, however when I try to open my Act Database, it is missing the Act4Advisors add-on. Where can I download it from and can I get my softwar ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2015 15:30:24 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Limited Access to Specfiic Contacts</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=234</link>
		<description>

Limited Access Feature in ACT!

 

Unlike many
other CRM systems on the market today, ACT! Premium DOES allow the ability to
&amp;#8220;limit access&amp;#8221; of specific Contacts to specific u ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 14:10:50 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How to Change the My Record for a Single User License</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=232</link>
		<description>Problem: You have a single user license of ACT! and cannot login to the database as a different user to change the My Record to another contact or your own existing contact.You want your My Record ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:44:50 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>4Advisors Menu does not appear to be working</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=231</link>
		<description>On 64 bit Windows 7 or Vista, you notice that the 4Advisors menu does not allow a choice when clicked on.To correct the menu, Go to your My Computer or Windows Explorer.Browse to C:\Program Files  ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:48:25 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Cannot open the Act4Advisors Menu on Vista or Windows7 64 bit computer.</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=183</link>
		<description>You notice that the 4Advisors menu does not bring down a list of choices.  It appears the 4Advisors menu is not working.To correct the menu, Go to your My Computer or Windows Explorer.Browse to C: ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:27:15 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Cannot open the Act4Advisors Menu on Vista or Windows7 64 bit computer.</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=230</link>
		<description>You notice that the 4Advisors menu does not bring down a list of choices.  It appears the 4Advisors menu is not working.To correct the menu, Go to your My Computer or Windows Explorer.Browse to C: ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:25:07 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How to Import Data and Retain User Record::Multi-user Import for ACT! by Sage 2007-2010</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=227</link>
		<description>
If you are upgrading an ACT! 6.0 database such as Act4Advisors 1x or 2x, there are two major parts to the upgrade 1.Do a custom conversion to bring the ACT! 6.0 database into the new ACT! SQL fo ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:09:41 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How to increase the field to allow more characters</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=190</link>
		<description>
ACT! uses MS SQL as its database engine.  
 
SQL databases restrict the size of the tables that hold the data.  Table size is a sum of the size of the fields in the table. The max table size i ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:53:25 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How to add the Relationship and or the Web Info tab that comes with ACT! by Sage 2010</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=188</link>
		<description>
To add the Relationship and Web Info Tab that comes with ACT! by Sage 2010, go Tools, Design Layouts, and choose Contacts. The Layout Designer window will take a few seconds to open. Then on the ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:08:22 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Act4Advisors Age Calculation or Update Question </title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=118</link>
		<description>

Possible Fix 1 : Do not user .pad file to open ACT!. Please use the ACT! by Sage shortcut.Open ACT! by Sage and cancel the login. Go to File, Open Database, and locate your database i.e. Advis ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:43:59 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Internet Explorer Script Error</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=164</link>
		<description>
Please do all items in this article to resolve the Internet Explorer Script Error issue.Part 1. An Error Occurred in the Script on the page.URL: http://kb.actforadvisors.com/loadpanel.php?Panel= ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:27:42 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Could not load file or assembly &#039;Act.Framework, Version =10.1.199.0, Culture=neutral publictoken=</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=122</link>
		<description>
This error message should happen with ACT! by Sage 2007 (9.0).Close ACT. Download and Save the attached file at the bottom of the page to your desktop or the desired folder.
Open Windows Explor ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:16:46 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>4Advisors 3.0 Installation Instructions For Multi-User Networked Licenses</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=72</link>
		<description>Act4Advisors v. 3.0 Requirements: 
ACT! 2006 Standard or Premium v. 8.02ACT! 2007 Standard or Premium v. 9.01ACT! 2008 Standard or Premium v. 10.0+
Click here to view requirements &amp;gt;
Installa ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:45:08 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>4Advisors 3.0 Single User Installation Instructions</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=1</link>
		<description>
Act4Advisors v. 3.0 Requirements: ACT! by Sage 2006 Standard or Premium v. 8.02+ACT! by Sage 2007 Standard or Premium v. 9.01+ACT! by Sage 2008 Standard or Premium v. 10.0+
Click here to view r ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:41:58 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Act4Advisors Support - Relationship Feature in ACT! by Sage</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=169</link>
		<description>
Question:I have a questions about the database functions perhaps you could help me with? 
My question is about how to link contacts.  I want to link associated names like 
Children of the cont ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:24:27 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Act4Advisors Support - How to Delete a Contact or Lookup</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=167</link>
		<description>CAUTION: Deleting records in ACT! 
removes the permanently.  You can only retrieve them from a 
backup.
 
To Delete a Contact in ACT! choose 
the menu Contact &amp;gt; Delete Contact
Alternately ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:54:21 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Act4Advisors Support - How to Sync ACT! with my Blackberry</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=166</link>
		<description>
We highly recommend two addon programs for syncing ACT! to the Blackberry.
1. CompanionLink Express or Professional
CL gives you the ability to sync data from your ACT! database to the existin ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:53:56 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Demystifying Birthday Queries and Reports</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=152</link>
		<description>Most offices keep track of their client birthdays and run queries/ reports on a monthly basis. Some of  you are wondering how to perform this task in Act4Advisors. It&#039;s EASY! 

Performing the Bi ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:13:34 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>There are several ways to managing Birthdays in ACT! and Act4Advisors including using queries, reports, Lookups, Groups, annual events and scheduled activities</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=151</link>
		<description>
If you want ACT to notify you of a birthday, simply enter an activity with the activity type set as Birthday.  You can set the date of the birthday as the due date, the time as Timeless and set  ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:10:38 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>4Advisors 3.5144 Update </title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=12</link>
		<description>
Compatible with ACT! by Sage 2008 (10.03) and 2009 (11.01 with hotfix)Act4Advisors v3.5144 Update Files
Overview:
4Advisors Version v3.5144 includes some functionality changes in how we handle ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:52:09 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Birth dates setting for future year</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=156</link>
		<description>
Problem: I&#039;m starting to have birthdates that default to 2029 when I input 1929, as an example. I get an error that says &quot;The Birthdate is in the future, please adjust&quot;.   And when I try to do t ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:36:49 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Closing errors using ACT! by Sage 2006 (8.0) or 2007 (9.0)</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=155</link>
		<description>
Close ACT. Download the attached file at the bottom of the page.Copy the 4Advisors.dll to the folder C:\Program Files\ACT\Act for Windows\Plugins
In the Plugins folder, find and delete the file ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:03:05 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Missing 4Advisors Menu using ACT! by Sage 2006 (8.0) or 2007 (9.0)</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=125</link>
		<description>
Close ACT. Download the attached file at the bottom of the page.Copy the 4Advisors.dll to the folder C:\Program Files\ACT\Act for Windows\Plugins
In the Plugins folder, find and delete the file ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:02:26 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Act4Advisors Menu is missing on Vista</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=154</link>
		<description>
Log in to the machine as an Administrator and enable ACT! to run in Compatibility Mode for Windows XP. Please use all three of the following steps to resolve this issue. Place ACT! in Windows XP ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:18:25 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Bounce back to first record after creating new record or duplicating record. Record lost after creating.</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=128</link>
		<description>
Act4Advisors Plugin Update Part 1: Download and Run: http://downloads.act4advisors.com/A4Av3ws141Update.exe Open Windows Explore and browse to C:\Program Files\ACT\Act for Windows and open the P ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:46:01 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How to run a birthday query in 4Advisors 3.0</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=54</link>
		<description>
In ACT, go to Lookup and choose Annual Events

&amp;#8220;Search For&amp;#8221; press the pulldown menu. You may select Birthdate (contact birthday), 1Child1DOB &amp;#8211; 1Child6DOB (Dependents birthday ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:25:14 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How to import data into Act4Advisors 3.0 from ACT! for Financial Professionals.</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=145</link>
		<description>
Question:
I am switching from ACT! for Financial Professionals (AFFP) to regular ACT! with Act4Advisors.  How do I import my data?
Answer:
1. Backup your AFFP database using File &amp;gt; Backup  ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:39:01 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>I have ACT! for Financial Professionals.  Can I use Act4Advisors?</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=146</link>
		<description>
Answer: Yes.
Act4Advisors is an ACT! database that we have customized. It was created using the ACT! by Sage software. 
ACT! by Sage for Financial Professionals (AFFP) is a different version o ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:37:54 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How to Install ACT! in Windows Selective Startup Mode</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=59</link>
		<description>Question You would like to know how to install ACT! in Windows Selective Startup Mode Answer If you are using Windows&amp;reg; XP or Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft provides a System Configuration Util ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:59:03 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Remote Access Options for ACT! and Act4Advisors</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=131</link>
		<description>  
Remote Access Options for ACT! and Act4Advisors
 
ACT! combined with the Act4Advisors add-on allows financial planners and investment advisors the fullest use of their ACT! software.
Adviso ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:14:29 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Preferred Mailing is will not working properly</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=130</link>
		<description>
The preferred mailing may not be working because the preferences is set to startup ACT in the Contact List or Dashboard. When this occurs, ACT cannot load the Act4Advisors plugin fully because t ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:27:52 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Not able to generate labels with home or preferred mailing address.</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=66</link>
		<description>
You are trying to generate labels with home or preferred mailing addresses. You are getting work or business addresses instead.By default ACT had created templates for business addresses. We hav ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:59:44 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How to Tag Contact Records in ACT!</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=74</link>
		<description>
Question:I want to send a common e-mail to only those prospects I talked to today. A general lookup in ACT! will not give me this specific list. Is there a way by which I can do this in ACT!?
A ...</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:32:53 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>4Advisors 3.0 is compatible</title>
		<link>http://kb.actforadvisors.com/questions.php?questionid=6</link>
		<description>4Advisors 3.0 is compatible with ACT! by Sage 2006 (8.0.2), 2007 (9.0.1), and 2008 (10.0+)</description>
		<author>Scott Abboud</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:38:19 GMT</pubDate>
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