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SalesLogix works seamlessly with Outlook for e-mail, calendar, contacts and synchronization. And, with your employees continuing to use Outlook, the transition to full-fledged SalesLogix CRM is easier than ever! They’ll begin filling your new SalesLogix system with data without even knowing it. As they become more familiar with SalesLogix, they’ll have tremendous flexibility to work the way they want, using both Outlook and SalesLogix.

E-mail Integration: Works Like You Do

Need help prioritizing your e-mail? SalesLogix checks unread e-mail messages against the SalesLogix database and “flags” e-mail from customers and prospects so you know which e-mail messages to answer first. But let's say one of those flagged messages is a literature request. No problem. You can insert the appropriate file from your SalesLogix Library into your e-mail response — in just two simple steps.

And if you want to forward that e-mail or send a new e-mail to another SalesLogix contact? Just use the "SalesLogix Address Book for Outlook" to select contacts directly from your SalesLogix database — even if the SalesLogix application is closed!

Finally, when you're ready to send e-mail, you can choose whether or not to record it to your SalesLogix History. If you decide the e-mail is relevant, simply click the "Send SLX" button at the top of your Outlook screen to automatically send the e-mail AND generate a History record in SalesLogix.

Calendar Integration: Outlook "Inside" SalesLogix

With Outlook "Attendee Availability," you’re basically just putting Outlook “inside” SalesLogix. Schedule appointments for SalesLogix and non-SalesLogix users alike by viewing any Outlook user’s "free/busy" schedule right in SalesLogix!

Once you complete a meeting, an Outlook Meeting Request is e-mailed to all attendees, and Outlook keeps track of who accepts and declines your invitation. If you're a SalesLogix user, your calendar is replicated and synchronized with your Outlook calendar. This means that a non-SalesLogix user can schedule a meeting request for you through Outlook.

Contact Integration: Contacts When You Want Them

Moving contacts from SalesLogix into Outlook is now easier than ever before — there's no waiting for synchronization! Just click “Add Contact to Outlook” and SalesLogix will “scrape” the relevant contact information off the screen and pre-populate an Outlook Contact form with it. And it's just as easy to move contacts from Outlook into SalesLogix.

Outlook Synchronization: Silent and Automatic
Synchronization now can run automatically and silently so you never have to think about clicking a button or running a program — it just happens! Plus, you also can sync contacts, calendar items and tasks from Outlook to your PDA of choice.