We’ve written before about how to prevent duplicate entries in your Act! database. But what do you do if your database already contains duplicate entries? This month we’re continuing our spring cleaning theme by discussing how to merge duplicate entries in Act!.
Act!’s Copy/Move Contact Data function will allow you to merge 2 contacts using the following procedure:
1. Look up both contacts using the Lookup box in the upper right corner of your Act! database.
Act!’s Copy/Move Contact Data function will allow you to merge 2 contacts using the following procedure:
1. Look up both contacts using the Lookup box in the upper right corner of your Act! database.
2. Highlight the contacts you would like to merge by holding down the Shift button while you click on each contact.
3. Go to Tools > Copy/Move Contact Data and follow the steps in the Copy/Move Contact Data Wizard. Towards the end of the wizard you will have the option to keep or delete the source contact.
Looking for a quicker, easier way to remove the duplicate entries in your database? Check out the Duplicate Remover Wizard Add-On.
