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Formitize User Guide
Getting Started Guide
12
1. Company Set Up
2. Invoice Settings Customization
3. Quote Set Up
4. Accounting Software Integration
5. Users
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Quick Answers to your first questions
6
What is included in Formitize?
How much does Formitize cost?
Does Formitize integrate with other software?
Where do I get my login details?
What is my password and username?
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Self Help Topics
2
Why do I see the date 01 Jan 1970?
What is the Resolution Center?
Formitize Account Settings
Overview | Formitize Account Settings
4
Formitize Account Settings | Overview
How do I set up 2 Factor Authentication?
Can I change my company's Tax Term?
How do I refer a friend?
App
0
FAQ's
33
Where can I view and edit my company account details?
How do I set up the SMS Feature?
Where do I add and edit User Details?
How do I close my Formitize Account?
How do I activate my account?
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Web Portal
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App
Overview | App
1
What is the Formitize App? | Overview
Settings
1
Settings on App before logging in
FAQ's
23
What is the name of the App?
How do I view and edit a Submitted Form?
How do I complete a job in the App?
What does the App do?
What devices are compatible with Formitize?
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Scenarios
0
Users
Overview | Users
1
What are Users?
Settings
0
FAQ's
28
What are the different User Types?
How do I add or create a new User?
What are User Groups?
What are user permissions?
How do I edit or remove users?
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Scenarios
0
CRM Customer Database
Overview | CRM
2
CRM Customer Database Overview
Overview | Formitize's CRM Contact Management Portal
FAQs
25
How do I delete reminders?
Can I send an email with attachments through the CRM?
What is the Client Portal?
How do I opt in for the Client Portal module?
Where do I find the Client Portal settings?
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Settings
0
Scenarios
0
CRM Contacts
Overview | Contacts
1
What is a Contact?
Settings
0
FAQ's
52
How do I create a New Contact?
How do I edit a Contact in the Web Portal?
How do I delete a Contact?
How do I add Multiple people to a Contact?
How do I add Multiple Locations for a Contact?
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Scenarios
0
CRM Contact Merging
0
Sales Pipeline
Overview | Lead Pipeline
1
Sales Pipeline Overview
Settings
0
FAQs
14
What is a Lead?
How do I add a new Lead?
How do I edit Leads?
How do I delete a Lead?
How do I convert a Lead to a Quote, Invoice or Job?
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Scenarios
0
Email, SMS and Letter Templates
Overview | Email, SMS and Letter Templates
1
Templates Overview
Settings
1
Communication Templates Settings
FAQ's
17
How do I create an Email, SMS or Letter template?
How do I edit / delete a Communication Template?
How do I add Placeholder information to my Templates?
How do I change my Bounced Email Log Notifications?
What is an Email Bounce Log?
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Scenarios
11
Suggested Template | Booking Reminder Email Template - Job created
Suggested Booking Reminder Email Template | Before Due Date
Suggested Follow up Email Template | After Job is Completed
Booking Reminder SMS Template | Before Due Date
Suggested Follow Up Task Template | After Job Completed
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CRM Reports
Overview | CRM Reports
1
Overview CRM Reports
Settings
0
FAQs
5
How do I create a Report of my contacts?
How do I include custom variables in a Contact CSV Export?
How do I download a CSV report of a specific client's jobs?
Can I create a CSV report of Tasks?
How do I create a CSV report list of Reminders?
Scenarios
0
Invoices
Overview | Invoices
2
Overview | Invoices
PayNow settings overview
Settings
9
Where do I find Invoice Settings?
Adding or removing a Remittance Advice on the Invoice PDF
Invoice Prefix and Automatic Sequential Numbering
Default Invoice Payment Terms
Integrating CRM Invoicing with your Accounting Software
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FAQ's
86
How do I create a new invoice?
How do I edit an Invoice?
How do I Delete / Archive an Invoice?
How do I view the Invoice PDF?
How do I save Line Items to add to Invoices?
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Scenarios
0
Quotes
Overview | Quotes
1
Quotes Overview
Settings
1
Where are the Quotes Settings?
FAQ's
29
How do I create a New Quote?
What is the difference between Quotes and Estimates?
How do I add default attachments to Quotes?
How do I add one off notes and comments to Quotes?
How do I add one off Attachments to a Quote?
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Scenarios
0
Purchases
Overview | Purchases
1
What are Purchases?
Settings
1
Where are the Purchases Settings?
FAQ's
14
How do I create a New Purchase in the App?
How do I create a New Purchase in the Web Portal?
Purchase Prefix and Automatic Sequential Numbering
How do I edit my default Purchase Order email?
How do I add / edit Purchases Default Email Attachments?
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Scenarios
0
Items, Tax Rates and Chartered Accounts
Overview | Items, Tax Rates and Chart of Accounts
0
Accounts Settings
2
Where are the Tax Settings?
Expense Account Type / Code settings
FAQs
15
What are Account Types?
How do I set up Tax Rates?
Where do I add new Line Items?
What are Account Codes?
How do I edit Tax Rates?
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Scenarios
0
Forms
Overview | Forms Module
4
Forms Overview
Overview of Form Builder Fields and Their Applications
Getting/Creating the API Link for a Form Template
What is a repeatable?
Settings
0
FAQ's
165
Will Formitize build my forms for me?
Can I fill out forms in the Web Portal?
How do I edit a drop down field in a Form?
What is a Safety First form?
What is a Kiosk form?
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Scenarios
10
If I clone a Form Template and edit it, will it affect the original?
Sending database information to form fields
Adding a filter to your form lookup database.
Choosing what you would like displayed in the lookup dropdown
Creating a lookup field
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Webforms
Overview | Webform
1
Webforms Overview
Settings
2
Webforms Settings
How do I Opt in to Webforms?
FAQ's
25
How do I make a form template available as a Webform?
How can I be notified that a Webform has been submitted?
What are Webforms?
What are the different types of Webforms?
What are iFrame Webforms?
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Scenarios
1
Job Type Templates with Webforms
Sending Webform from a Job in the App
0
Submitted Forms
Overview | Submitted Forms
1
How do I add my own email content on a Form Template?
Settings
0
FAQs
28
What happens once a form has been submitted?
Where do I find submitted forms?
How do I change the status of a Submitted Form?
How can a Submitted Form automatically create a New Task?
How do you submit a Form?
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Scenarios
0
Form Reporting
Overview | Form Reporting
0
Settings
0
FAQs
6
What is Form Reporting?
How do I generate a report in Form Reporting?
What are preset Form Report templates?
How do I save and reuse a preset template?
Does scheduled Form Reporting gather data on every form each time it runs?
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Scenarios
0
Jobs
Overview | Jobs
3
What is a Job?
What is JobLink and how can I share it with a client?
JobLink Settings
Settings
0
FAQs
57
How do I create a new Job?
How do I complete a Job?
How do I edit a Job?
How do I delete a Job?
Can Job Details auto populate fields in forms?
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Scenarios
0
Job Type Templates
Overview | Job Type Templates
1
What are Job Type Templates?
Settings
0
FAQ's
17
How do I create a new Job Type?
How do I edit or delete a Job Type Template?
Why would I use Job Type Template?
How do I add a webform to a job type template so it will automatically be sent?
Do I have to use Job Types?
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Scenarios
0
Assets
Overview | Assets
2
Assets Overview
What is Assets Management?
Settings
0
FAQs
36
How do you link an asset to a form?
How do the jobs and Assets link together? (for each asset type)
How do you export a report on Assets?
What is the difference between location and mobile assets?
How do forms and jobs link to the Asset card?
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Scenarios
0
Resource Documents
Overview | Resource Documents
1
Resource Documents Overview
Settings
1
Settings | Resource Documents
FAQ's
21
Where do I find Resources in the Web Portal?
Where do I find Resources in the App?
How do I add a new Resource?
What are Resource Folders?
How do I add a new Resource Folder?
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Scenarios
0
Integrations
API
4
How can I access the Formitize API?
Connecting Form Reports to Power BI
Getting/Creating an API Token in order to access data
Connecting to Power BI
Xero Integration
9
How do I integrate with Xero?
What is Xero?
Why would I use Xero?
What does the Formitize / Xero Integration do?
What do I do if the Formitize / Xero integration breaks or stops working?
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Quickbooks Integration
0
Mailchimp Integration
2
How do I group up specific clients to bulk email?
Mailchimp Integration
Stripe Integration
1
How do I integrate with Stripe?
Inventory
0
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
1
Why can't I see my tasks on the App?
API
FAQ's
5
What is an API?
What can the Formitize API do?
What is a Webhook?
What can a Webhook do?
What kinds of integrations can I set up with Formitize?
Functions
8
Asset API Functions
Client and Contact API Functions
Locations API Functions
Lookup Database API Functions
Form and Form Template API Functions
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Scheduler
Updates on the Scheduler
2
How do I use the Scheduler to assign jobs?
Can I edit Contact details from the Scheduler?
FAQS
24
How do I customise my viewable job information in the Scheduler?
How can I view all of my team's calendars on a mobile device?
How can I use the Scheduler?
Why can I see deleted users in the Scheduler?
How do I add and remove information in the Scheduler?
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Smart Tables
FAQ's
6
How to use Smart Tables
What are Smart Tables?
How do I create a custom view through smart tables?
I have my View, now what?
Exporting information via Smart Tables
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Workflows
Settings
1
How do I Opt in to Workflows?
FAQ'S
11
What are Workflows?
How do I set up a new Workflow in my account?
Can I set up notifications for each stage of a Workflow?
Can I use the workflows module to manage leave requests?
Can I include a copy of the form in my Workflow email notification?
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Smart Routing
Settings
1
How do I Opt in to Smart Routing?
FAQ's
3
Can Smart Routing be used to route jobs for multiple users?
Can I use Smart Routing in the App?
Where / how do I find Smart Routing?
Tasks
FAQ'S
12
Can I create recurring tasks?
How do I default all tasks to be due at a specific time during the day?
Can I view the history of tasks completed and assigned to a user?
How do I edit a Task Checklist?
How do I create a new Task?
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