Tips for Better Email Management
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The Surf Report - vol. 29 www.askSam.com
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Tuesday, May 27, 2003
This month we have really put our heads together to help you
take back control of your Inbox. Read my article, "Tips for
Better Email Management" and download our new and improved email
template.
Enjoy,
Marlinda Bullock
editor@askSam.com
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THIS ISSUE INCLUDES:
1) Tips for Better Email Management
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/article.asp
2) NEW askSam email template
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/template.asp
3) Create Knowledgebases From Email and Newsgroup Messages With
askSam
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/userstory.asp
4) Vote for askSam, Citation, and SurfSaver for the People's
Choice Awards
http://www.siafvoting.com/?source=SIAF
5) Have an askSam database or template to share?
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/upload.asp
6) askSam/Citation at the ALA Conference June 21-24 in Toronto
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/ala.asp
7) Citation 8.2 Beta coming soon
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/citbeta.asp
8) Citation Database:
Listing of 4 star films from 1896 through 2002
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/files.asp
9) Ask questions, make suggestions, get ideas. Visit askSam
Forums
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/forum.asp
10) Want to be more organized? See how askSam can help.
Sign up for a live, one on one, demonstration of askSam.
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/demo.asp
11) Save time and money: discounted askSam summer training
courses.
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/training.asp
12) askSam 5.1 and Citation 8 Tip:
askSam Tip -- Improve email organization with the new email
template
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/asksamtip.asp
Citation Tip -- An easy way to keep track of books to read
and films to see
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/citationtip.asp
13) Download Trial Versions of askSam 5.1, SurfSaver 2.3 and
Citation 8:
See how effectively you can organize notes, research,
documents, email, and other information. Try askSam 5.1, our
award winning free-form database.
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/asksam.asp
SurfSaver - the searchable filing cabinet for your Web pages
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/surfsaver.asp
Citation is a powerful and easy to use bibliographic
database system and notes organizer for research writing.
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/citation.asp
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TIPS FOR BETTER EMAIL MANAGEMENT By Marlinda Bullock
In this economy more than ever, everyone needs to become more productive. One area where we all spend too much time is
managing our email. I have gathered some tips to help you become
more effective when managing email.
Read more...
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/article.asp
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NEW AND IMPROVED EMAIL TEMPLATE
You'll love all the things you can do with the new email
template:
* Track follow-up dates and to-do items for each email
* Report to output today's follow-up list
* Updated Reports with condensed size to see more info on the
screen
* Reports with Quick Views by Date, From, and To (no searches)
* Updated Menu with Quick View links on from screen for Date,
From and To
* Updated Search Views for Date, From and To
* Single Line Email Summary View
* Entry Form on import for additional field information
Download the new Email Template at:
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/template.asp
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CREATE KNOWLEDGEBASES FROM EMAIL AND NEWSGROUP MESSAGES WITH
ASKSAM By Chris Michaud, Sr Technical Writer, EasyAsk, Inc.
"An issue that came up last fall, was that our organization had
a lot of anecdotal information floating around between our
engineers and our customers in email format and corporate
newsgroups that was tedious and expensive to replicate into a
support system archive.
I was on the mailing list of several of these mailing lists, and
I would use simple keyword text search from our mail client to
glean information. It was very tedious and didn't work. Our own
product seemed to be overkill for this type of search and
archive functionality. I tried MS Access and Excel, but that
didn't work very well either, without sophisticated data
manipulation.
Then I read an article last year about askSam in PC Magazine,
and thought I would download a trial version. I appreciated the opportunity to use a fully functioning version of askSam,
without limitations. I imported about 18 months worth of emails
in the askSam Email Template. There were several thousand.
askSam worked so well, for what I needed, that I couldn't
believe it. It was perfect. I could do key word searches, that
were accurate. I could filter, and I could sort. I could also
eliminate redundant duplicates, which I found extremely helpful.
I tell everyone about askSam. It's a great cost-effective way
to archive data."
Read More...
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/userstory.asp
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VOTE FOR ASKSAM, CITATION, AND SURFSAVER FOR THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE
AWARDS
The Shareware Industry Awards Foundations "People's Choice
Awards" are voted on by the public. It is your opportunity to
choose what you feel are the best products.
Last year, you voted askSam as the Best Business Application of
the Year and we greatly appreciate it. Please cast your vote
this year for askSam, SurfSaver, Citation, or any other software
that makes your life a little easier. Voting ends on June 6th.
Thanks so much for your support.
http://www.siafvoting.com/?source=SIAF
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SHARE YOUR DATABASES
Do you have askSam databases or templates that would interest
other users? We encourage you to share these with the askSam
Community. Click the link below to upload your files to the
askSam Web site. We'll check out any files you submit, and if appropriate, make them available to other askSam users and
promote them in future newsletters. Thanks for sharing your
information.
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/upload.asp
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ASKSAM / CITATION AT THE ALA CONFERENCE
Heading to the ALA Conference in Toronto? Stop by and see the
newest askSam/Citation developments. We'll be exhibiting with
WebClarity (the makers of BookWhere), and we'll be demonstrating
askSam, the new Citation 8.2, and some Web-based library
systems. We look forward to seeing you June 21-24 in Toronto.
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/ala.asp
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CITATION 8.2 BETA IS COMING SOON
Sign up to receive your Beta copy of the new Citation 8.2.
With Citation 8.2 and one click you can:
* Add notes
* Find notes
* Cite notes
* Write notecards
* and lots more
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/citbeta.asp
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CITATION DATABASE
Browse through this listing of 4 star films from 1896 through
2002 for a little help making decisions at the video store
(or library).
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/files.asp
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ASK QUESTIONS, MAKE SUGGESTIONS, GET IDEAS. VISIT ASKSAM
COMMUNITY FORUMS
The askSam Community Forum is a great way to get your questions
answered quickly, talk with other professionals, get ideas, and
to discuss technical issues.
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/forum.asp
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WANT TO BE MORE ORGANIZED? SEE HOW ASKSAM CAN HELP
Schedule a live, online demonstration of askSam with
Professional Training Manager, Wade Goodman.
The demonstration is:
* Focused on your needs. There is no canned script.
* Webbased. You don’t need to install any special software, as
long as you can talk on the phone and access the Internet at the
same time.
* Interactive. You can ask questions and see the features that
are most important to you.
* Free. There is no charge or obligation to buy.
The demonstration is a great opportunity to see very quickly and painlessly if askSam is truly the right product for you and your
company.
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In this course you will learn how to:
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* Import Text and Data from a variety of sources
* Search
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Spaces are limited, so call Dottie today at 1-800-800-1997 or
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http://www.asksam.com/four/surf29/training.asp
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TIP OF THE MONTH...
askSam 5.1 Tip:
Improve email organization with the new email template. You
can greatly improve your email organization by adding additional
fields to each email as it is being archived into askSam. You
can use these fields to track more information, better organize
your email, perform more searches, build reports and even create
a follow-up or to-do list for your emails. Here's how...
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/asksamtip.asp
Citation 8 Tip:
How many times have you been in a conversation with someone who recommended a book you wanted to read or a film you really
wanted to see - but you forgot the title by the time you made a
trip to the library? Here's an easy way to keep track of these suggestions...
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/citationtip.asp
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DOWNLOAD TRIAL VERSIONS OF ASKSAM 5.1, SURFSAVER 2.3 AND
CITATION 8
Information comes in different shapes and sizes. askSam is
designed to handle all different types of information. It allows
you to search and organize unstructured text or structured data.
Try it today at:
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/asksam.asp
SurfSaver makes the most of the information you find on the
Web. Make your favorite Web pages permanent, searchable and
shareable with SurfSaver.
Try it today at:
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/surfsaver.asp
Create bibliographies and organize notes for research writing
with Citation 8.
Try it Today at:
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf29/citation.asp
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