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Categories can be setup and assigned to contacts to allow them to be subscribed to relevant mailings and events - see this guide click here for more information: Storing contact categories, mailings & employment information and subscribing a contact to a list

Adding/editing a category

From the Setup Contact Categories screen:

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To add a new contact category:

  • Click the Add button
    This action clears the right side of the screen, ready to add a new category

To edit an existing contact category:

  • Select the category on the left

  • Make changes on the right

  • Click Save

The following settings are available:

Code

Enter a unique code for this category, see example above

Name

Enter the name of the category

Type

Select the category type this option will be shown in, default options are:

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Scope

If the category need needs to be made exclusive to one/more offices, select office name(s) here - if not, leave set to All Offices

Display

Show by default - when ticked will display the option in the category list

Unticking this option removes the option from the list
This should only be done when the category is no longer needed

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From the Setup Contact Categories screen:

  • Select a category type on the left-hand side
    (in this example, category types are Interest & Nationality& Date of Birth)

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Change the category order

Click Move up or Move down to move the selected category type

Set a section to auto-expand

When ticked, the selected category type will be automatically expanded when viewing the categories in the contact screen

Useful to apply to the categories that will be used most often

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