If you use ACT! 6, ACT! 2000, or ACT! 5, you can transfer a Project KickStart plan into an ACT! database with just one click. After you export your plan, you see your tasks in the ACT! Group view, grouped under the name of your project.

To export to ACT! 6:

1. In the Schedule step, click the Export to list arrow below the Gantt chart, click ACT! 6 and then click the Go button. You can also click File on the menu bar, point to Export to, and then click ACT! 6.                
2. The first time you export to ACT!, the Open ACT! Database dialog box opens. Select the ACT! database (*.dbf file) to which you want to transfer your Project KickStart tasks, and then click the Open button. The Export to ACT! dialog box opens.

Each time you export, the Export to ACT! dialog box opens so you can select which tasks you want to export.

3. Click an option button to export All Tasks, Uncompleted Tasks, or Completed Tasks.
4. Click Start. (This works best if ACT! is already open.)
5. If you are exporting to a multi-user ACT! database, enter your ACT! user name and password.

To view each project separately in ACT!:

1. In ACT!, click the Groups icon.
2. Click the Project Name, listed under All Groups on the left.
3. On the lower-right part of the window, click the Activities tab to see tasks for that project.

Task names are listed in the Regarding column. Assignments are listed in the Scheduled With column.

4. You might have to adjust the Filter in ACT! so that Dates to show is set to "All Dates."  Also, you might have to press Ctrl-F5 to refresh the view.
5. To view task details, click the button next to the task column on the left.

To view tasks from multiple projects sorted by date:

1. In ACT!, click the Task List icon. 

The Task names are listed in the Regarding Column. Assignments are listed in the Scheduled With column. You might have to adjust the Filter in ACT! so that Dates to show is set to "All Dates."

2. If the Group column is not showing, add it by clicking View/Add Columns and then double-clicking Group.

The tasks are identified by group (project name).

3. To view task details, click the button next to the task column on the left.

Tips

• Import ACT! Contacts and Users to the Project KickStart People Library first. Linking to ACT! works best if the people in Project KickStart are the same as your Contacts and Users in ACT!. When you export tasks to ACT!, it recognizes your people as Contacts or Users.
• You can also view tasks from multiple projects in your Monthly Calendar, Weekly Calendar, or Daily Calendar, as well as in the Task List.
• You can filter by Selected Users in the Task List and in Groups.
• After exporting your tasks to ACT!, you can import them to your Palm Pilot using the ACT! Link.

See Also

  Import ACT! Contacts and Users to the People Library