System Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft .Net version 3.5
• Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Office
• An Internet connection is required to convert the resume into a contact

Basic instructions:

• Install product via setup.exe
• Required Microsoft components will automatically download and install, if needed
• Go to: www.hireability.com/desktop/signup.html and register to receive keys to activate the product
• Open Microsoft Outlook
• Open the Alex Desktop for Outlook Parsing Window
• Drag and drop email attachments into the 'Email Attachments to Convert' Box
• Highlight the emails in th box that need to be converted into vCards
• Click 'Convert Document'
• Output will show 'Contact (vCard) created for:'
• Open your contacts folder to view the newly-created vCard. Notice that the following fields are populated with the information from the resume attachment: name, address, company, email address, and phone number
• In the Notes field, you will find searchable resume detailed items
• Alex Desktop can parse the majority of file extensions including .doc, .docx, .pdf, .odf, .txt and more

How to purchase additional credits:

• From the Parse Resume Alex menu, choose 'Purchase Credits'. This will direct you to the HireAbility Web site at www.hireability.com/desktop/refuel.html to purchase additional credits.

Invite a Colleague/Friend:

• From the Parse Resume Alex menu, choose 'Invite a Friend' and enter the invitee's email address in the space provided. The user will receive an email with the link to download the Alex Desktop software.

View Remaining Credits Available/Credits Used:

• From the Parse Resume Alex menu, choose 'Credits Remaining'. This feature will show the user how many credits have been used and how many credits are remaining.

Office Environment:

• Users working within a Microsoft Exchange Server environment have the ability to share contacts by creating a 'Shared Contacts Folder'
  • This folder can be accessed by anyone utilizing the same network system
  • Contacts can be updated and deleted in this folder
  • Folder is searchable for any criteria including resume information stored in the 'Notes' field
• Sharing one key per office environment is allowed.
  • Utilizing one key per office allows for easy updating credits for all users at once

IMAP Users:

• IMAP users will need to make the following changes to their email settings in order to completely view the entire message contents as well as attachments.
• Outlook 2007 Users
• Go to 'Tools' , 'Send and Receive' , 'Send and Receive settings', 'Define', 'Edit' Select the folder where the resumes are stored and choose Download complete items, including attachments
• Outlook 2003 Users
• Go to 'Tools' , 'Send and Receive' , 'Send and Receive settings', 'Define Send/Receive Groups','Edit. Select your email box and and choose Download complete items including attachments.

Blackberry/Iphone/PDA's:

• Users operating in a BES (Blackberry Enterprise Server) environment will automatically receive the contacts on their Blackberries as the contact is created
• BlackBerry Desktop Sync will automatically copy all contacts to the Blackberry
• Iphones and PDA's will sync contacts via their proprietary software if they option is selected

Support:

• Email support: support@hireability.com
• Phone support: 603.432.6653 x118

Installation:

• Download the software at http://www.hireability.com/desktop
• Filename will be called Alex_Desktop_for_Outlook_Hireability.zip
• Double click the zip file and it will automatically extract the files required for installation
Here is the first window that will appear after setup.exe starts running: Click Next Choose the default Installation Directory and Click Next: Click Next to Confirm the Installation of Alex Desktop: Alex Desktop will begin Installing: Once Installation has completed, Click Close
• Open Microsoft Outlook. Alex Desktop will appear within Outlook

• First time users will be prompted to enter the Product Key before using ALEX.
• Go to: www.hireability.com/desktop/signup.html to obtain the Product Key for product use.
• After registration is complete, an email confirmation with the product keys will be sent.
• Enter the key into the window and choose Register
After the keys are entered, the window below will open: Simply Drag and drop email attachments into the Attachments box. Highlight the attachments to be converted into vCards and Click Convert Documents