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| 1 | +============================ |
| 2 | +Generate leads/opportunities |
| 3 | +============================ |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +Two key ways to generate new leads or opportunities for your business are through email aliases and |
| 6 | +website contact forms. Odoo automatically creates leads in your CRM whenever someone sends a |
| 7 | +message to a Sales Team email alias or fills out a contact form on your website. |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +Configure email aliases |
| 10 | +======================= |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +Each Sales Team can use its own unique email alias to generate leads/opportunities. Any email sent |
| 13 | +to a Sales Team's email alias will automatically create a lead (if leads are activated in your CRM |
| 14 | +settings) or an opportunity in the pipeline for that particular team. Configure custom email |
| 15 | +aliases on the configuration page for each Sales Team by navigating to :menuselection:`CRM --> |
| 16 | +Configuration --> Sales Teams`. |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +.. image:: generate_leads/sales-team-config.png |
| 19 | + :align: center |
| 20 | + :alt: Configuring Sales Teams |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +Use Contact Forms on your website |
| 23 | +================================= |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +By default, your website's *Contact Us* page displays Odoo's ready-to-use Contact Form. Whenever |
| 26 | +someone submits this form, a lead or an opportunity is generated in your database. |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +.. image:: generate_leads/default-contact-us-page.png |
| 29 | + :align: center |
| 30 | + :alt: Default Contact Us page |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +The Contact Form can be activated or deactivated at any time by going to :menuselection:`Website |
| 33 | +--> Go to Website --> Customize --> Contact Form`. |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +.. image:: generate_leads/contact-form-toggle.png |
| 36 | + :align: center |
| 37 | + :alt: Contact Form toggle |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +When the Form is deactivated, the *Contact Us* page simply displays a button to email your company |
| 40 | +directly. Any email sent this way will generate a lead/opportunity. |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +.. image:: generate_leads/default-contact-us-page-no-form.png |
| 43 | + :align: center |
| 44 | + :alt: Contact Us Page using email |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +Choose which Sales Team or salesperson is automatically assigned to the leads/opportunities created |
| 47 | +from the Contact Form by going to :menuselection:`Website --> Configuration --> Settings --> |
| 48 | +Communication`. |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +.. image:: generate_leads/contact-form-settings.png |
| 51 | + :align: center |
| 52 | + :alt: Contact Form settings |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +Customize Contact Forms |
| 55 | +======================= |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +Contact Forms can be customized for the specific information your team needs, using the free *Form |
| 58 | +Builder* module. |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +The *Form Builder* module is installed automatically when a Form element is added to a web page via |
| 61 | +the Website Builder. It can also be installed manually from the :guilabel:`Apps` page. |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +.. image:: generate_leads/form-building-block.png |
| 64 | + :align: center |
| 65 | + :alt: Form Builder building blocks |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +.. tip:: |
| 68 | + Forms can be created from scratch to serve a wide variety of purposes. However, Odoo's default |
| 69 | + *Contact Us* page is designed to fit most users' needs. Start with the default form and modify |
| 70 | + from there. |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +Edit Contact Form fields |
| 73 | +------------------------ |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +In Edit mode on your website, click on any field to start editing it. The following information can |
| 76 | +be edited for each field on the Contact Form: |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +- :guilabel:`Type`: Choose a custom field option or an existing field. Examples include phone, file |
| 79 | + upload, language, etc. |
| 80 | +- :guilabel:`Input Type`: Determine the type of entry customers should input. Available options are |
| 81 | + text,email, telephone, and URL. |
| 82 | +- :guilabel:`Input Placeholder`: Type in an example to guide users how to input information where |
| 83 | + formatting is important, such as a phone number or email address. |
| 84 | +- :guilabel:`Label Name`: Type in the display name to show users what information is needed from |
| 85 | + them. |
| 86 | +- :guilabel:`Label Position`: Choose the way the label is aligned with the rest of the form. The |
| 87 | + label can be hidden, above the field, to the far left of the field, or right adjusted and closer |
| 88 | + to the field. |
| 89 | +- :guilabel:`Required`: Toggle this option for information that you absolutely need entered. |
| 90 | +- :guilabel:`Hidden`: Toggle this option to hide the field without deleting it. |
| 91 | +- :guilabel:`Shown on Mobile`: Toggle this option to show the field to users on mobile devices. |
| 92 | + |
| 93 | +.. image:: generate_leads/editable-field-options.png |
| 94 | + :align: center |
| 95 | + :alt: Editable field options |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +By default, when a Form is submitted, it sends you an email with the customer's inputted |
| 98 | +information. To have it automatically generate a lead/opportunity instead, edit the Form and select |
| 99 | +:guilabel:`Create an Opportunity` as the Action. |
| 100 | + |
| 101 | +.. tip:: |
| 102 | + If leads are activated in your CRM settings, selecting :guilabel:`Create an Opportunity` |
| 103 | + generates a lead instead. To learn more about activating leads in the CRM settings, head over to |
| 104 | + :doc:`convert`. |
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