Vtiger 7 Feature: Use Tooltips / Mouseover for Helpful Tips on Features

If you are using your CRM for the first time, it is difficult to absorb every feature instantly and achieve your management goals.  One way to speed up your learning process is to employ mouseover ‘help’ icons near features that require explanation.  Simply hold your mouse over the icons and helpful tips will appear on your screen.  […]

Vtiger 7 Feature: New Modules with Summary View

Summary view gives you the ability to quickly assess your records in Vtiger, and you can tailor them by picking key fields that make sense for your company.  (Learn how to modify the key fields by reading this post.)  Summary View in Vtiger 7: Every module that contains a summary view will also have the “Eye” icon […]

Vtiger App: Protect Your Data with Field Encryption

Is there sensitive and private data in your Vtiger CRM?  If so, it is important to note that Vtiger does not have the capability to encrypt fields.  This means that if a hacker gains access to your server, they can read the data in your Vtiger MySQL database.  The data is presented in the same way […]

Vtiger 7 Feature: Today Button on Date Picker

There is a small but handy new feature that allows you to set dates for today. In Vtiger 7, you simply click on the “Today” button located below the calendar, instead of having to scroll or manually enter today’s date like you do in the Vtiger 6 date picker. Vtiger 6 Compared to Vtiger 7 […]

Vtiger 7 Feature: Eye Summary View

If you have never clicked the “Eye” icon located next to records in many Vtiger modules,  try it out.  A nice summary view pop-up will appear of a contact, an organization, a lead, and more.   This feature includes the following: Displays “Header” fields and “Key Details” fields Allows you to scroll through other record summaries with […]

Vtiger 7 Tips & Tricks: Mystery Solved for Pop-Up Screen of Related List

Have you encountered the pop-up when clicking on a related list record? We were confused how to get to the full record but discovered there are two ways. One requires going to the pop-up screen and the other requires opening the full record in a different tab. Get to the related record’s full page: From […]