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Welcome to the comprehensive MRSware Documentation Library. Here you will find 197 technical reference articles, configuration walkthroughs, user interface guides, and step-by-step how-to procedures mapped directly to each of the 12 Desktop Guide operational chapters.

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⚑ 1. Getting Started πŸ‘₯ 2. CRM Contacts πŸ“… 3. Activities & Calendar πŸ—οΈ 4. Projects & Quotes πŸ—ΊοΈ 5. Customers & Territories πŸ“¦ 6. Orders & Invoices πŸ’° 7. Commissions πŸš€ 8. SFA Pipeline πŸ“Š 9. Reporting & Cubes βœ‰οΈ 10. Email & Files πŸ”„ 11. Data Import πŸ›‘οΈ 12. Administration

⚑ Part 1: Getting Started & UI Basics

Installation, shortcuts, fonts, preference settings, grid layouts, dockable preview panes, and UI customization.

4 Ways to Filter your Lists, by Example

Technical documentation and reference guide for 4 Ways to Filter your Lists, by Example.

Account Numbers, to use them and which to use

Technical documentation and reference guide for Account Numbers, to use them and which to use.

Add a MRSweb Shortcut/App Icon to Home Screen

Technical documentation and reference guide for Add a MRSweb Shortcut/App Icon to Home Screen.

Advanced Search

Technical documentation and reference guide for Advanced Search.

Badge Name

Technical documentation and reference guide for Badge Name.

Be Prepared, Be Professional, Be Productive

Technical documentation and reference guide for Be Prepared, Be Professional, Be Productive.

Bulk Update Types

Technical documentation and reference guide for Bulk Update Types.

Closing MRSware in Error

Technical documentation and reference guide for Closing MRSware in Error.

Column Control in Tables

Technical documentation and reference guide for Column Control in Tables.

Conflict Resolution User Manual

Technical documentation and reference guide for Conflict Resolution User Manual.

Connection Tester

Technical documentation and reference guide for Connection Tester.

Download MRSware

Technical documentation and reference guide for Download MRSware.

Education User Manual

Technical documentation and reference guide for Education User Manual.

Filter Date columns in MRSware Listings

Technical documentation and reference guide for Filter Date columns in MRSware Listings.

Fixing Incorrectly Assigned Account Numbers

Technical documentation and reference guide for Fixing Incorrectly Assigned Account Numbers.

Getting Started in MRSware

Technical documentation and reference guide for Getting Started in MRSware.

Hide & Mark Hidden

Technical documentation and reference guide for Hide & Mark Hidden.

History - data history - to retain or not to retain?

Technical documentation and reference guide for History - data history - to retain or not to retain?.

Installing MRSware using Windows 7, 8, 10

Technical documentation and reference guide for Installing MRSware using Windows 7, 8, 10.

Member vs. Non-Member Tuition

Technical documentation and reference guide for Member vs. Non-Member Tuition.

MRSweb Charts! Sales and Activity Visualizations

Technical documentation and reference guide for MRSweb Charts! Sales and Activity Visualizations.

MRSweb's Batch Edit

Technical documentation and reference guide for MRSweb's Batch Edit.

Navigating MRSweb: How To Get Around

Technical documentation and reference guide for Navigating MRSweb: How To Get Around.

Open a Word 2007 document in an earlier version of Word

Technical documentation and reference guide for Open a Word 2007 document in an earlier version of Word.

Open in Separate Window - multiple workspaces to not lose your place

Technical documentation and reference guide for Open in Separate Window - multiple workspaces to not lose your place.

Open Microsoft Office files when you don't have the correct version, or don't have Office installed at all

Technical documentation and reference guide for Open Microsoft Office files when you don't have the correct version, or don't have Office installed at all.

Relationship Management

Technical documentation and reference guide for Relationship Management.

Reply Automatically with a Template

Technical documentation and reference guide for Reply Automatically with a Template.

Resize Panels & Collapse Panels in Sidebar

Technical documentation and reference guide for Resize Panels & Collapse Panels in Sidebar.

Safeguards for accidentally deleting content in MRSware

Technical documentation and reference guide for Safeguards for accidentally deleting content in MRSware.

Search Icons for the Shortcuts Panel

Technical documentation and reference guide for Search Icons for the Shortcuts Panel.

Searching in Tables / Listings

Technical documentation and reference guide for Searching in Tables / Listings.

Shortcuts / Screen List Overview

Technical documentation and reference guide for Shortcuts / Screen List Overview.

Student Number

Technical documentation and reference guide for Student Number.

Testing your Out of Office response

Technical documentation and reference guide for Testing your Out of Office response.

Track New Business Guidelines

Technical documentation and reference guide for Track New Business Guidelines.

Tracking Your Accounts through Phases using Types: Give Your Team a Hint

Technical documentation and reference guide for Tracking Your Accounts through Phases using Types: Give Your Team a Hint.

Using Signatures to Quickly Reply to Common Questions

Technical documentation and reference guide for Using Signatures to Quickly Reply to Common Questions.

Where to Find Online Training and Support

Technical documentation and reference guide for Where to Find Online Training and Support.

Zoom for Larger Font Sizes in MRSweb

Technical documentation and reference guide for Zoom for Larger Font Sizes in MRSweb.

πŸ‘₯ Part 2: CRM - Companies & Contacts

Master customer database, contact cards, address formatting, custom categories, card views, and duplicate merging.

Account View vs. Customer View in Customers Listing

Technical documentation and reference guide for Account View vs. Customer View in Customers Listing.

Assigning Categories

Technical documentation and reference guide for Assigning Categories.

Bulk Update a Company's Contacts' Addresses

Technical documentation and reference guide for Bulk Update a Company's Contacts' Addresses.

Bulk Update Companies' Categories from the Customers Listing

Technical documentation and reference guide for Bulk Update Companies' Categories from the Customers Listing.

Bulk Update Company's Contact(s) Categories

Technical documentation and reference guide for Bulk Update Company's Contact(s) Categories.

Bulk Update Contacts' Categories

Technical documentation and reference guide for Bulk Update Contacts' Categories.

Company Types vs. Categories for grouping and descriptive terms

Technical documentation and reference guide for Company Types vs. Categories for grouping and descriptive terms.

Company/Contact Name "Matches" (green) and 'Matches' (red) squiggly lines

Technical documentation and reference guide for Company/Contact Name "Matches" (green) and 'Matches' (red) squiggly lines.

Contact Relationship Management User Manual

Technical documentation and reference guide for Contact Relationship Management User Manual.

Create a Customer entry

Technical documentation and reference guide for Create a Customer entry.

Creating & Assigning Types, Categories, & Other Attributes within MRSware

Technical documentation and reference guide for Creating & Assigning Types, Categories, & Other Attributes within MRSware.

Creating Categories

Technical documentation and reference guide for Creating Categories.

Creating Categories

Technical documentation and reference guide for Creating Categories.

Creating Customer in all CAPS is not necessary

Technical documentation and reference guide for Creating Customer in all CAPS is not necessary.

Creating one company-wide, "master" database of contact and companies

Technical documentation and reference guide for Creating one company-wide, "master" database of contact and companies.

CRM is the cornerstone of any company

Technical documentation and reference guide for CRM is the cornerstone of any company.

Customer Listing: Account View & Customer View

Technical documentation and reference guide for Customer Listing: Account View & Customer View.

Duplicate Removal Walkthrough

Technical documentation and reference guide for Duplicate Removal Walkthrough.

Generate a list of customers with contacts for a particular manufacturer

Technical documentation and reference guide for Generate a list of customers with contacts for a particular manufacturer.

How to find Top Selling Products by Manufacturer, by Customer

Technical documentation and reference guide for How to find Top Selling Products by Manufacturer, by Customer.

How to open a Contact Printout

Technical documentation and reference guide for How to open a Contact Printout.

How to open a Customer Snapshot

Technical documentation and reference guide for How to open a Customer Snapshot.

How to Print a List of Categories

Technical documentation and reference guide for How to Print a List of Categories.

How to remove duplicate contacts

Technical documentation and reference guide for How to remove duplicate contacts.

Link Files to Companies in MRSweb

Technical documentation and reference guide for Link Files to Companies in MRSweb.

Manage Contact Types

Technical documentation and reference guide for Manage Contact Types.

MRSweb - Use the Filter button to easily find companies and contacts

Technical documentation and reference guide for MRSweb - Use the Filter button to easily find companies and contacts.

Reassigning or Changing Categories

Technical documentation and reference guide for Reassigning or Changing Categories.

Removing out-of-business Customer entries

Technical documentation and reference guide for Removing out-of-business Customer entries.

Sales Reps - Merge Duplicate

Technical documentation and reference guide for Sales Reps - Merge Duplicate.

Show only New Customers in the Customer Listing

Technical documentation and reference guide for Show only New Customers in the Customer Listing.

Track Customer Preferences

Technical documentation and reference guide for Track Customer Preferences.

Video - Customers Top Down Sales

Technical documentation and reference guide for Video - Customers Top Down Sales.

Video - Show Hidden Companies, Contacts, Customers

Technical documentation and reference guide for Video - Show Hidden Companies, Contacts, Customers.

πŸ“… Part 3: Activities, Tasks & Calendar

Touch point journal logs, task reminders, user availability, resource scheduling, mileage logs, and calendar sync.

Adding Events to your Google/phone/tablet Calendars

Technical documentation and reference guide for Adding Events to your Google/phone/tablet Calendars.

Appointments - Calendar views

Technical documentation and reference guide for Appointments - Calendar views.

Appointments, Journals, Tasks oh my! Which to use and when

Technical documentation and reference guide for Appointments, Journals, Tasks oh my! Which to use and when.

MRSweb - How to enter a Journal using your phone's Speech-to-Text function

Technical documentation and reference guide for MRSweb - How to enter a Journal using your phone's Speech-to-Text function.

Open iCalendar (.ics) files in MRSware Calendar

Technical documentation and reference guide for Open iCalendar (.ics) files in MRSware Calendar.

Printing Journal entries

Technical documentation and reference guide for Printing Journal entries.

Set Reminders on Message Flags

Technical documentation and reference guide for Set Reminders on Message Flags.

Tracking Touch Points Across Multiple Contacts

Technical documentation and reference guide for Tracking Touch Points Across Multiple Contacts.

Using Browser Tabs to Multitask

Technical documentation and reference guide for Using Browser Tabs to Multitask.

πŸ—οΈ Part 4: Projects & Job Tracking

Commercial job tracking, bid specification quotes, multi-stakeholder participation, and project financials.

Closed Opportunities, Expenses and Revenue from Project Printout

Technical documentation and reference guide for Closed Opportunities, Expenses and Revenue from Project Printout.

How to Use Opportunity Tracking for Bids/Quotes

Technical documentation and reference guide for How to Use Opportunity Tracking for Bids/Quotes.

Ranking Customers and Prospects in MRSware

Technical documentation and reference guide for Ranking Customers and Prospects in MRSware.

Track Project Updates

Technical documentation and reference guide for Track Project Updates.

πŸ—ΊοΈ Part 5: MREPS Customers & Territories

Customer account mapping, manufacturer principal cross-references, sales rep territories, and customer rankings.

Bulk Update Customer Account Number

Technical documentation and reference guide for Bulk Update Customer Account Number.

Creating Customer Account Numbers

Technical documentation and reference guide for Creating Customer Account Numbers.

Customer Ranking view in Data Analysis Sales & Commissions

Technical documentation and reference guide for Customer Ranking view in Data Analysis Sales & Commissions.

How to find each Principal's Percentage of Total Sales in Data Analysis

Technical documentation and reference guide for How to find each Principal's Percentage of Total Sales in Data Analysis.

Principal Ranking - % of Total Sales or Total Commissions

Technical documentation and reference guide for Principal Ranking - % of Total Sales or Total Commissions.

πŸ“¦ Part 6: MREPS Orders & Invoices

Purchase orders, Quick Add line items, invoice batch entry via Edit in Spreadsheet, and partial shipment tracking.

Add Customer and Invoice Search Icons to the Shortcuts Panel

Technical documentation and reference guide for Add Customer and Invoice Search Icons to the Shortcuts Panel.

Company's Activity Lists Now Showing Invoices

Technical documentation and reference guide for Company's Activity Lists Now Showing Invoices.

Customer Name Auto-Complete during Invoice Entry

Technical documentation and reference guide for Customer Name Auto-Complete during Invoice Entry.

Find one invoice in the Payment Entry Table

Technical documentation and reference guide for Find one invoice in the Payment Entry Table.

Fixing Incorrectly Assigned Sales Reps on Customers and Invoices

Technical documentation and reference guide for Fixing Incorrectly Assigned Sales Reps on Customers and Invoices.

Generic CSV Invoice Import Wizard User Manual

Technical documentation and reference guide for Generic CSV Invoice Import Wizard User Manual.

Have the system calculate commissions automatically upon Invoice Import using Commission Rules

Technical documentation and reference guide for Have the system calculate commissions automatically upon Invoice Import using Commission Rules.

How to add a custom calculation and reorder columns in Data Analysis cubes

Technical documentation and reference guide for How to add a custom calculation and reorder columns in Data Analysis cubes.

How to Manually Enter an Invoice with Line Item Details

Technical documentation and reference guide for How to Manually Enter an Invoice with Line Item Details.

How to Manually Enter an Invoice with Sales & Commission Totals

Technical documentation and reference guide for How to Manually Enter an Invoice with Sales & Commission Totals.

How To: Manually Entering Invoice Line Item Details

Technical documentation and reference guide for How To: Manually Entering Invoice Line Item Details.

Invoice Import (Sales and Commissions Import)

Technical documentation and reference guide for Invoice Import (Sales and Commissions Import).

Order Entry Discount Fields

Technical documentation and reference guide for Order Entry Discount Fields.

Order/Invoice Line Items

Technical documentation and reference guide for Order/Invoice Line Items.

Search Invoices by Import Batch File Name

Technical documentation and reference guide for Search Invoices by Import Batch File Name.

The Cost of Line Item Detail Reporting

Technical documentation and reference guide for The Cost of Line Item Detail Reporting.

The Issued Checkbox on Invoices

Technical documentation and reference guide for The Issued Checkbox on Invoices.

Using the Line Items section of an Invoice to capture notes and misc. info.

Technical documentation and reference guide for Using the Line Items section of an Invoice to capture notes and misc. info..

πŸ’° Part 7: Commissions & Reconciliation

Commission rate rules, split hierarchies, check deposit reconciliation, payment lookup, and unpaid balances.

Bulk Update Split Rate

Technical documentation and reference guide for Bulk Update Split Rate.

How to Enter Partial and Adjusted Commission Payments

Technical documentation and reference guide for How to Enter Partial and Adjusted Commission Payments.

How To: Manually Entering Sales & Commission

Technical documentation and reference guide for How To: Manually Entering Sales & Commission.

Run Commission Reconciliation Report

Technical documentation and reference guide for Run Commission Reconciliation Report.

Sales & Commission Data Entry Options

Technical documentation and reference guide for Sales & Commission Data Entry Options.

Unpaid Commissions

Technical documentation and reference guide for Unpaid Commissions.

Use Payment Entry to Reconcile Commissions

Technical documentation and reference guide for Use Payment Entry to Reconcile Commissions.

Verify manually entered sales rep splits

Technical documentation and reference guide for Verify manually entered sales rep splits.

Working with Sales Rep Splits

Technical documentation and reference guide for Working with Sales Rep Splits.

πŸš€ Part 8: Sales Force Automation (SFA)

Sales opportunity pipeline, close probability weighting, marketing campaigns, and business travel expense reports.

Campaigns User Manual

Technical documentation and reference guide for Campaigns User Manual.

Expense Reports User Manual

Technical documentation and reference guide for Expense Reports User Manual.

πŸ“Š Part 9: Reporting & Data Analysis

Multi-dimensional OLAP data cubes, the 5 Magical Columns, custom pivot calculations, and Report Explorer.

Data Analysis: Monthly

Technical documentation and reference guide for Data Analysis: Monthly.

Data Analysis: Product Details

Technical documentation and reference guide for Data Analysis: Product Details.

Data Analysis Totals for Company with Branches

Technical documentation and reference guide for Data Analysis Totals for Company with Branches.

How to Save & Re-Open Data Analysis Views

Technical documentation and reference guide for How to Save & Re-Open Data Analysis Views.

Journals are Call Reports, Notes, Phone Call Logs

Technical documentation and reference guide for Journals are Call Reports, Notes, Phone Call Logs.

Now Showing: Sales Summary Analysis and the magical 5 columns

Technical documentation and reference guide for Now Showing: Sales Summary Analysis and the magical 5 columns.

Retiring Reports

Technical documentation and reference guide for Retiring Reports.

Ship To in Data Analysis

Technical documentation and reference guide for Ship To in Data Analysis.

βœ‰οΈ Part 10: Email & File Share

Integrated email client, IMAP/POP3 configuration, K-9 Android mail, centralized File Share, and spam filters.

Add a file to File Share

Technical documentation and reference guide for Add a file to File Share.

Adjust Options in Mailboxes to reduce Spam

Technical documentation and reference guide for Adjust Options in Mailboxes to reduce Spam.

Always Check Spelling before Sending an Email

Technical documentation and reference guide for Always Check Spelling before Sending an Email.

Android K-9 Mail Client Setup for IMAP Email

Technical documentation and reference guide for Android K-9 Mail Client Setup for IMAP Email.

Are you experiencing a delay receiving emails on Android devices?

Technical documentation and reference guide for Are you experiencing a delay receiving emails on Android devices?.

Auto Complete Contact Selectors and Email Address Fields

Technical documentation and reference guide for Auto Complete Contact Selectors and Email Address Fields.

Creating an Active Customer List for E-mailing

Technical documentation and reference guide for Creating an Active Customer List for E-mailing.

Delete Email Attachments

Technical documentation and reference guide for Delete Email Attachments.

Download Now button in e-mail preview window

Technical documentation and reference guide for Download Now button in e-mail preview window.

Drag-and-Drop to Success: Create Journals or Appointments from Emails

Technical documentation and reference guide for Drag-and-Drop to Success: Create Journals or Appointments from Emails.

E-mail Address Auto-complete

Technical documentation and reference guide for E-mail Address Auto-complete.

E-Mail Archiving

Technical documentation and reference guide for E-Mail Archiving.

E-mail Options

Technical documentation and reference guide for E-mail Options.

E-mail Recipient Panel

Technical documentation and reference guide for E-mail Recipient Panel.

E-mail sales and marketing

Technical documentation and reference guide for E-mail sales and marketing.

E-mail Templates

Technical documentation and reference guide for E-mail Templates.

Email Auto Complete

Technical documentation and reference guide for Email Auto Complete.

Email Formats

Technical documentation and reference guide for Email Formats.

Email Preferences

Technical documentation and reference guide for Email Preferences.

Email Quick Filter: show the top senders

Technical documentation and reference guide for Email Quick Filter: show the top senders.

Emails on my device have odd characters in them; the email doesn't appear correctly

Technical documentation and reference guide for Emails on my device have odd characters in them; the email doesn't appear correctly.

File Share: check it in, check it out

Technical documentation and reference guide for File Share: check it in, check it out.

File Share User Manual

Technical documentation and reference guide for File Share User Manual.

File Share's Revision History

Technical documentation and reference guide for File Share's Revision History.

File Storage Limits in File Share

Technical documentation and reference guide for File Storage Limits in File Share.

Files in File Share are downloaded as needed; download all files

Technical documentation and reference guide for Files in File Share are downloaded as needed; download all files.

Flag for Follow-up / Star on IMAP Mail Clients

Technical documentation and reference guide for Flag for Follow-up / Star on IMAP Mail Clients.

Forward an Email to a group of Recipients

Technical documentation and reference guide for Forward an Email to a group of Recipients.

Forwarding Emails to a distribution list

Technical documentation and reference guide for Forwarding Emails to a distribution list.

How do the File Share green arrows, red exclamation points work?

Technical documentation and reference guide for How do the File Share green arrows, red exclamation points work?.

How to get E-mail into MRSware

Technical documentation and reference guide for How to get E-mail into MRSware.

How To: Re-send an Email

Technical documentation and reference guide for How To: Re-send an Email.

How to send out bulk e-mails

Technical documentation and reference guide for How to send out bulk e-mails.

Video - How to Send Out Bulk E mails

Technical documentation and reference guide for Video - How to Send Out Bulk E mails.

How to use mailbox folders to improve e-mail loading times

Technical documentation and reference guide for How to use mailbox folders to improve e-mail loading times.

IMAP Settings for MRSware Email

Technical documentation and reference guide for IMAP Settings for MRSware Email.

Insert Image into E-mail

Technical documentation and reference guide for Insert Image into E-mail.

iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) Mail Client Setup for IMAP E-mail

Technical documentation and reference guide for iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) Mail Client Setup for IMAP E-mail.

Mailbox Archive Options, Rules, and Tips

Technical documentation and reference guide for Mailbox Archive Options, Rules, and Tips.

Mailbox Permissions

Technical documentation and reference guide for Mailbox Permissions.

News mail item filtering

Technical documentation and reference guide for News mail item filtering.

Paste Files Directly into File Share

Technical documentation and reference guide for Paste Files Directly into File Share.

POP3 settings for MRSware E-mails

Technical documentation and reference guide for POP3 settings for MRSware E-mails.

POP3 vs. IMAP

Technical documentation and reference guide for POP3 vs. IMAP.

Reply Format for Email

Technical documentation and reference guide for Reply Format for Email.

Request E-mailDelivery Receipt

Technical documentation and reference guide for Request E-mailDelivery Receipt.

Sample Email Templates

Technical documentation and reference guide for Sample Email Templates.

Save All Attachments/Delete All Attachments

Technical documentation and reference guide for Save All Attachments/Delete All Attachments.

Sender Verification Update - 3 levels of incoming mail filtering

Technical documentation and reference guide for Sender Verification Update - 3 levels of incoming mail filtering.

Set upο»Ώ an E-mail Signature

Technical documentation and reference guide for Set upο»Ώ an E-mail Signature.

Spam Filtering: Blocking Non-Existent Mailboxes, SPF Records, and Best Practises

Technical documentation and reference guide for Spam Filtering: Blocking Non-Existent Mailboxes, SPF Records, and Best Practises.

Spam & it's folder; the Blocked List & the expectation

Technical documentation and reference guide for Spam & it's folder; the Blocked List & the expectation.

Table Aggregates added, totals for File Share and Mailbox storage

Technical documentation and reference guide for Table Aggregates added, totals for File Share and Mailbox storage.

There is absolutely no reason not to have your own business e-mail domain.

Technical documentation and reference guide for There is absolutely no reason not to have your own business e-mail domain..

Uploading a new version of a file that already exists in File Share

Technical documentation and reference guide for Uploading a new version of a file that already exists in File Share.

Use Google Apps with MRSware File Share

Technical documentation and reference guide for Use Google Apps with MRSware File Share.

Video - File Share Check-Out, Check-In

Technical documentation and reference guide for Video - File Share Check-Out, Check-In.

WebMail.MRSware.com Email Access

Technical documentation and reference guide for WebMail.MRSware.com Email Access.

What is WebMail? FAQ

Technical documentation and reference guide for What is WebMail? FAQ.

πŸ”„ Part 11: Data Import & Sync

Automated sales data imports, manufacturer CSV/Excel column mapping, conflict batches, and offline synchronization.

Contact Import User Manual

Technical documentation and reference guide for Contact Import User Manual.

How To: Sync File Share with iOS, Android, Mac, etc.

Technical documentation and reference guide for How To: Sync File Share with iOS, Android, Mac, etc..

MRSware Sync User: Set Up Your Google Account

Technical documentation and reference guide for MRSware Sync User: Set Up Your Google Account.

MRSweb Sales Import Process

Technical documentation and reference guide for MRSweb Sales Import Process.

Outlook Funambol plug-in installation for MRSware Sync

Technical documentation and reference guide for Outlook Funambol plug-in installation for MRSware Sync.

πŸ›‘οΈ Part 12: Administration & Security

User security roles, deletion safeguards, domain configuration, disaster recovery planning, and audit controls.

MRSware Passwords

Technical documentation and reference guide for MRSware Passwords.

Password Complexity for the Web, MRSware

Technical documentation and reference guide for Password Complexity for the Web, MRSware.