Receive Message Actions

When receiving messages in MessageSlips, the Actions button provides the ability to perform other message actions. Click the Actions button and then select one of the following options:

Acknowledge Message

Click to send an automated acknowledge response. This is a message that says "OK" to let the sending know that you received the message.

SHORTCUT: Press and hold the CTRL key and click OK.

Forward Message

Click to forward the message to another recipient.

Reply to all

Click to send a reply message to all recipients listed in the From box.

Call now

Click to open the Call Manager in Abacus with the name and matter selected.

Create call-back reminder

Click to create a PHONE event in Abacus. Change the event details as necessary and save.

Post to Abacus note

Click to copy and paste the message text into a new phone call note in the Call Manager.

When you post a note to Abacus from MessageSlips, your operator's code will be displayed at the end of the note.

Copy to clipboard

Click to copy the message text to the Windows clipboard so you can past it somewhere else later.

Save to file

Click to save the message text as a text file. When you click the menu option, the File to Create window appears. Select the file name and location and click Save.

NOTE: You can only create files with a .txt extension.

Email Message

Click to email the message text to distribute information to people outside the MessageSlips network. When you click the menu option, your email application opens with a new email populated with the message text. Complete and send the email as usual.