Inbox and Contact Events

From the Desk Top the most recent emails of the computer's inbox are displayed in the Inbox view. The amount of emails showing and refresh rate is set per User, as a large amount of emails takes a long time to load.

In the User form, scroll down in the top right settings to see the Inbox settings.

The Inbox refresh rate will auto update the Desk Top if this is set, so it does not have to be done manually.

If an email address is matched in IQX then the email can be saved directly to the main record using Save Message as a Contact Event.
If the email is not matched to any records in IQX, using Drag and Drop will save the email to the record.

From version 2.2.10.5 - If the email address is matched to multiple records within IQX, the IQX Contact field on the inbox view will be highlighted red. On expanding the email you will be prompted to select the correct record before saving as a contact event or replying.

To attach an email as a Contact Event to a Vacancy: If the Vacancy will be found in Current Vacancies then go there, Expand, move the Desk top to the right and drag from Inbox onto the Vacancy Position. The cursor will show as an arrow with a box. Drop and a contact event will be created.

Expand the record, move the Desk top to the right and drag from the inbox onto the record. For Person and Contact records you will be asked if you want to add the email address to the record.

A contact event is created and you are given the option to save the email address against the record or not.
Yes will add the email address.
No will NOT add the email address.

If an email has attachments they do NOT get saved with the contact event, but they CAN be saved in a Document view – such as Vacancy Documents, Client Documents – providing that Document TYPES have been set up.

The inbox shows how many attachments there are to an email - but the count does include images that are part of the signature as well as deliberately attached items.

When you expand the email the attachments are visible at the bottom.

There is a button to expand the Person or Contact Documents view but it is possible to drag to other record Documents view.

You can also Double click on the coloured preview section to open. Right Click to save in a folder.

To drag – open the record to receive the documents and go to the Document view

You will be asked to select a type, then the document is added as a File to the documents. It will not be directly editable.

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