A card is a record that contains details of an individual or business that you deal with. Use the Cards List window to access contact information and other details about your:
Click New to create a card, or click a blue arrow to view detailed information about an existing card.
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New! Do lots more with the Cards List in AccountRight 2016.3
Click the image below to see some of the new Cards List features. You can learn more about these features in the section that follows below:
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Things you can do with the Cards List
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Search
You can perform a simple search using the Search field. The search results update as you type, making it easy to find the card you’re looking for. See Search the Cards List for more tips.
Contact and record transactions
Right-click a card name to perform actions right from the Cards List, such as entering a sale or payment, or getting directions to a contact’s address using Google Maps.
Log your chats and interactions
For each card you can record details of your phone calls or site visits. You can also choose to automatically create a log entry whenever you record transactions for them. For more information, see The contact log .
Write a letter
Mail merge contact details into a Word template to write quick letters. Learn more.
Combine cards
Want to merge two cards? You can combine the transactions of two cards, and remove the card you no longer need. Learn how to do it.
Sync with Outlook
Use Microsoft Outlook? You can sync your AccountRight cards with Outlook so your contact details are always up to date. How to sync.
Export the list to Excel
Want to use the information that’s shown in your Cards List in a spreadsheet? Right-click anywhere in the list and choose Copy List to Clipboard. Then open Excel or another spreadsheet app and paste in the contents. Everything in the list will come across, so you can print or use the list any way you like.
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Smart ways to customise the Cards List
There are some powerful filters and customisation options you can apply to your card list, which will help you find a select group of cards.
You can:
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Sort the information
Sort your list alphabetically or numerically by clicking the column headers. An arrow icon indicates which column you’ve sorted and the direction. To clear sorting on a column, right-click the column header.