Go to the next page > Note that on initially entering the Contacts screen the cursor is directed, by default, to the ‘Search’ field at the top right side of the form. This enables you to simply type a portion of a name and hit the ‘Enter’ key on your computer’s keyboard to locate and possible matches to the search text that you entered. To perform a partial text search at any other time, simply place your cursor in the ‘Search’ field, type the desired portion of the name and hit the ‘Enter’ key to initiate the search. On entering the Contacts and Communication Screen, the system will display a list of names that have contacts of any type entered into the system in the list on the left side. Selecting any of these names will display any contacts that have been entered for the selected name in the main ‘Contact Information’ portion of the screen. If you would like to search for contacts using a different criteria, such as by ‘Person Type’, you can use the forward or back arrows, or select the appropriate criteria from the drop down criteria list on the left, top portion of the form. Clicking on the Criteria drop down button will expose the drop down list shown on the right side. By Name- This criteria type shows a complete listing of any name that has any type of connected contact  record entered into the system. Selecting a name will display all contact records for that person. Contact Type- This criteria type displays a list of all contact types. Clicking on a selection here will show a complete listing of contacts of the selected type. For instance, selecting “Cell Phone’ will show all ‘Cell Phone’ contact records for an y person that exists in the system. All Contacts- This criteria selection simply displays a list of every contact, of any type for any person that has been entered in the system. By Job Title- Selecting this criteria type displays a list of any ‘Job Title’ type that exists and is taken from Job Titles as they have been entered in the Personnel Manager for each employee. So, for instance, if you have some employee’s Job Titles entered as ‘Road Deputy’, this entry should show up in the Job Title list. Selecting this entry would show all contacts for all ‘Road Deputies’. By Assignment- This criteria shows a list of available employee duty assignments. Selecting an item from this list shows all contacts for all employees that have been assigned to this type of duty assignment in the ‘Duty Assignments’ form. By Shift- This criteria shows a list of the agencies shifts, as they have been set up by the agency. Selecting an item from this list shows all contacts for all persons that are assigned to the selected shift. Shifts are assigned to employees in the Personnel Manager screen. By Agency- This criteria shows all contacts for all people who have the selected Agency name entered into the ‘Agency’ field of any contact record. So, for instance, if you had created a contact for the Local Ford dealership name ‘Junkets Ford’, you would simply select the name of this business from the list and all contacts related to that business would be displayed. The same would go for officers from another department. Selecting the desired department would show all contacts of all officers from that department. Search- The ‘Search’ criteria allows the user to enter part of a name into the ‘Search’ field in the top right portion of the screen. After entering the desired text you can simply hit the ‘Enter’ key on your keyboard to initiate the search and return any selected names that match the text you searched on. Clicking on any of the returned names will display any contact records for that name. You do not need to physically select the ‘Search’ criteria type to perform a search. All you need do while any other criteria type is selected is to place your mouse cursor in the ‘Search’ field, type the desired name and hit the ‘Enter’ key on your keyboard. Contacts Module Overview Getting started with Contacts Contact Record Data Entry Tips Looking up a previously entered contact Sending E-mails and text messages