Question:
How do I export data from my Act! database to Microsoft Excel?
Product Details:
Product Family: Act!
Product: Act! Pro, Act! Premium, Act! Premium (access via web), Act! Premium Cloud
Version: 2005 and later
Environment:
Third Party: Microsoft Excel
Answer:
Note: If you need to export Contacts whose phone numbers include a country code, the country code will not export directly to Excel. You must export the data to a text delimited file, then open the file with Excel. For instructions on exporting to a text delimited file, refer to the following knowledgebase article:
How to export your contact data from Act! to a text delimited file
Answer ID How to Export Your Contact, Company, or Group Data from ACT! to a Text or Comma Delimited File
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How to map Act! Contact, Company or Group Data to Attached Excel Files
Answer ID How to map Act! Contact, Company, Group, or Opportunity data to attached Microsoft Excel files
How do I export data from my Act! database to Microsoft Excel?
Product Details:
Product Family: Act!
Product: Act! Pro, Act! Premium, Act! Premium (access via web), Act! Premium Cloud
Version: 2005 and later
Environment:
Third Party: Microsoft Excel
Answer:
Note: If you need to export Contacts whose phone numbers include a country code, the country code will not export directly to Excel. You must export the data to a text delimited file, then open the file with Excel. For instructions on exporting to a text delimited file, refer to the following knowledgebase article:
How to export your contact data from Act! to a text delimited file
Answer ID How to Export Your Contact, Company, or Group Data from ACT! to a Text or Comma Delimited File
- Login to Act! as an Administrator, Manager, or Standard user
- Navigate to one of the following List Views, depending on what data you are trying to export:
- Contact List
- Group List
- Company List
- Opportunity List
- Task List
- History List (Act! v16 and later only)
- Ensure that the columns you wish to include in Excel are visible in the list view. For information on customizing columns in Act!, refer to the following knowledgebase article:
How to customize List View columns in Act!
Answer ID How to customize List View columns in Act! - Create a lookup of the records you wish to export to Excel. For more information about performing lookups, refer to the following knowledgebase article:
How to Perform a Lookup in Act!
Answer ID How to perform a lookup in Act!
- Click Tools > Export to Excel
Related Information:
How to map Act! Contact, Company or Group Data to Attached Excel Files
Answer ID How to map Act! Contact, Company, Group, or Opportunity data to attached Microsoft Excel files