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<li>[[Training 1: Newton Interface Overview]]</li>
 
<li>[[Training 2: Setting Up Your Agency]]</li>
 
<li>[[Training 3: Entering Policy Information]]</li>
 
<li>[[Training 4: ACORD Forms]]</li>
 
<li>[[Training 5: Email, Diary, Activity, Client Notes & Memo Writer]]</li>
 
<li>[[Training 6: Accounting]]</li>
 
<li>[[Training 7: Management]]</li>
 
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== E-mail ==
 
{{#ev:youtube|0UVKrT1JH98|300|right|Email Integration}}
 
 
 
[[File:Ic_info_black_24dp.png]] See [[Email Integration]] for additional details.
 
 
 
Emails in Newton are listed within the Emails band on the [[Client Tab]], [[Policy Express]], [[Company Tab]], [[Vendor Tab]], and [[Dashboard Tab (User)]].  Any email sent or received in Newton will also record the body of the email as a [[Client_Tab#Activity|permanent searchable activity item]].
 
 
 
[[File:Clienttab-Email-columnheaders.png]]
 
=== Create a New Email ===
 
An email in Newton can be initiated from a number of areas including the [[Client Tab]], [[Policy Express]], [[Company Tab]], [[Vendor Tab]], [[Dashboard Tab (User)]], and [[Batch Send]].
 
 
 
[[Email_Integration#Create_a_Client_Email_from_the_Client_Tab|Create a Client Email from the Client Tab]]
 
 
 
[[Email_Integration#Create_a_Client_Email_by_Selecting_a_Contact_From_the_Client_Tab|Create a Client Email by Selecting a Contact From the Client Tab]]
 
 
 
[[Email_Integration#Create_a_Policy_Email_from_Policy_Express|Create a Policy Email from Policy Express]]
 
 
 
[[Email_Integration#Create_a_Policy_Email_using_Batch_Send|Create a Policy Email using Batch Send]]
 
 
 
==== Address Book Options ====
 
[[File:Ic_info_black_24dp.png]] See [[Email_Integration#Selecting_an_Email_Recipient|Selecting an Email Recipient]] for additional details.
 
 
 
An email can contain three categories of email recipients; TO, CC, and BCC. 
 
'''Left-click''' TO, CC, or BCC.  The '''Search Clients''' window will list active contacts for the client by default.
 
:[[File:Email-compose-searchcontact.png]]
 
 
 
Select '''Outlook Address''' to list all contacts stored in your external Microsoft Outlook Address book.
 
 
 
==== Attaching a File from Newton ====
 
[[File:Ic_info_black_24dp.png]] See [[Email_Integration#Adding_Attachments_to_an_Email|Adding Attachments to an Email]] for additional details.
 
 
 
An attachment can be added to an outgoing [[Email Integration#Create a Client Email from the Client Tab|client email]], [[Email Integration#Create a Policy Email from Policy Express|policy email]], or from [[Batch Send]].  Any attachment included in an outgoing email will be automatically stored within Newton's email activity for direct access.
 
 
 
Attachments can also be dragged and dropped onto the compose email window from outside of the system. Multiple attachments can be dragged and dropped at the same time.
 
:[[File:Email-compose-attachment-draganddrop.gif]]
 
 
 
==== Templates with Memo Writer ====
 
The message body content can be entered manually, or can be pre-filled from an existing [[Memo Writer: Create a Form Letter Template|memo template]]. 
 
 
 
To select a memo template, select the '''Choose Memo template''' drop down box and select the desired memo.  Memos are organized by Category, then Name. 
 
 
 
:[[File:Email-compose-selectmemotemplate.png]]
 
 
 
==== E-mail Signature ====
 
{{#ev:youtube|vVbE6Krw7-0|300|right|Configure Default Email Signature}}
 
[[File:Ic_info_black_24dp.png]] See [[Email_Integration#Inserting_an_Email_Signature|Email Signature]] for additional details.
 
 
 
The Email Signature for the current operator will be automatically placed as the footer of an email when it is started.
 
 
 
;Configure A New Email Signature
 
#Open the [[Email Integration#Compose Email Window|compose email window]].
 
#Enter the desired signature information into the compose email window.
 
#Highlight the text (CTRL+A)
 
#'''Right Click''' and select '''Save As Signature'''.
 
#:[[File:email-signature-saveas.png]]
 
 
 
=== Attaching a Received E-mail to Newton ===
 
To attach an email received in Microsoft Outlook, simply drag-and-drop the email into Newton.  The emails can be attached to a [[Client Tab|Client]], [[Policy Express]], [[Company Tab|Company]], or [[Vendor Tab|Vendor]].
 
 
 
The emails can be dragged directly from Microsoft Outlook, or from their saved location on your computer.
 
 
 
:[[File:Email-attach-draganddrop.gif]]
 
 
 
After dragging and dropping an email, the converted email will open.  Reply, Forward, or close the converted email window.
 
 
 
:[[File:Email-attach-draganddrop-converted.png]]
 
 
 
The content in the email will be stored as a permanent non-editable searchable activity item, and any attachments will be stored within Newton automatically.
 
 
 
=== View, Reply, Forward, or Edit an Email ===
 
[[Email_Integration#View_an_Email|View an Email]]
 
 
 
[[Email_Integration#Reply_or_Forward_an_Email|Reply or Forward an Email]]
 
 
 
[[Email_Integration#Edit_the_Description_of_an_Email|Edit the Description of an Email]]
 
 
 
[[Email_Integration#Move_an_Existing_Email_to_.2F_from_a_Policy|Move an Existing Email to / from a Policy]]
 
 
 
[[Email_Integration#Delete_an_Email|Delete an Email]]
 
 
 
== Diary ==
 
[[File:Ic_info_black_24dp.png]] See [[Diary]] for additional details. 
 
 
 
[[Diary|Diaries]] are simple follow-up or to-do items that display on the assigned operator's [[Dashboard Tab (User)|Dashboard Tab]] based on the suspense date.  A diary can be used for simple inter-office communication, action items on policies, or can be created automatically by [[:Category:Policy Tasks|common policy tasks]] or [[Download Alerts]].
 
 
 
A diary can be created from the [[Client Tab|Client Dashboard Tab]], [[Policy Express]], [[Download Alerts]], the [[Company Tab]], or the [[Vendor Tab]].
 
 
 
Although a diary is commonly associated with a [[Policy: Create A Policy|specific policy]], a diary can also be saved to a [[Client Profile|client without a policy]], or directly to an [[Producer Profile|operator]] for inter-office communication.
 
 
 
[[File:Clienttab-diary-fullwindow.png]]
 
 
 
== Activity ==
 
{{#ev:youtube|wIhsskzoYUU|300|right|Activity - Automatic and Permanent}}
 
 
 
[[File:Ic_info_black_24dp.png]] See [[Client Tab#Activity|Activity]] for additional details.
 
 
 
Activity shows recent activity within the [[Preferences#Activity Listing|default filtered date range]] by default.
 
*'''Correspondence''': [[Email Integration|Emails]], [[Attachment Integration|Attachments]], Printed [[:Category:Memo Writer|Memos]]. ''
 
*'''Policy Notes''': Policy activity note added from [[Policy Express]].
 
*'''Diaries''': Any [[Diary]] action including creating, editing, and closing diary items.
 
*'''Submissions''': Any [[Client Tab#Submissions|submission]] action including creating, editing, and closing submission items.
 
*'''Automated Procedures Activity (Policy Task)''': Any [[:Category:Policy Tasks|Policy Express -> Policy Task]] activity such as Renew, Endorse, Cancel, Reinstate and more.
 
*'''System''': All other activity, recorded automatically by the system for E&O. ''([[Preferences#Activity Listing|Hidden by default]])''
 
 
 
Select [[Client Tab#Client_Tab:_Toolbar|'''Filter''']] to search all activity items for a word or phrase. Click '''Clear''' to clear the search filter.
 
:[[File:Clientbasic-toolbar-filter.png]]
 
 
 
== Client Notes ==
 
[[File:Ic_info_black_24dp.png]] See [[Client Tab#Client Notes|Client Notes]] for additional details.
 
 
 
Client notes are used for permanent notes about a client.  Client notes are attached to the client only and not to a specific policy.
 
 
 
Select '''Create Note''' to add a client note and choose whether to highlight the note.  Only highlighted client notes will display by default when a [[Client Tab]] is loaded. 
 
 
 
Notes can be optionally set as a Popup Notice, and will automatically open when the client is loaded.
 
:[[File:Releasenotes-basic-clientnotes.png]]
 
 
 
Client notes aren’t indexed for searching and do not display in the [[Client Tab#Activity|activity band]].
 
 
 
== Memo Writer ==
 
[[File:Ic_info_black_24dp.png]] See [[Memo Writer: Create a Form Letter Template]] for additional details.
 
 
 
[[:Category:Memo Writer|Memo Writer]] provides the ability to create form letter templates that can be used to [[Memo_Writer:_Create_a_Form_Letter_Template#Add_Merge_Fields_to_Memo_Writer|quickly merge data fields]], with client or policy information.  The memos can be merged individually, or in a batch through [[Client Query Wizard|a marketing query]].
 
 
 
Memos templates can be used in the following ways:
 
*[[Memo Writer: Create or Delete a Client Memo|Client Memo]]
 
*[[Policy_Express#Dashboard: Memos Band|Policy Memo]]
 
*[[Company_Tab#Company_Memos|Company memo]]
 
*[[Email Integration|Body of an email]]
 
*[[Batch Send|Attachment in a printed, faxed, or emailed package]].
 
*[[Client Query Wizard|Marketing letters]]
 
*[[Report: Policy List Report: Policy Expiration List|Policy Expiration or Renewal Letters]]
 
*Policy Reports
 
 
 
See [[Memo Writer: Sample Memo Templates]] for sample memo templates.
 

Latest revision as of 18:55, 16 May 2018