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From the CRM Blogs: Using the Microsoft Translator in CRM; Sharing Records; Synchronizing Contacts with Outlook Client; “Quick Create” of CRM Records

by Jared Berezin
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How to Use the Microsoft Translator Inside Microsoft Dynamics CRM v4: The Microsoft Dynamics CRM Team Blog provides a helpful post with the steps required to include the Microsoft Translator custom button on a form, how to call the service and how to set the language of both the source and target text: "This customization is designed to call the ‘Microsoft Translator' service from within CRM. This example uses a custom button, included in an entity form, to call the service and translate text (which has been selected by the user) into another language."

Safety First: Facts About Sharing Records: Richard Knudson's Dynamics CRM Trick Bag offers helpful advice on assigning and sharing records:

"Most records in Dynamics CRM (and certainly the most commonly used ones, such as accounts, contacts, opportunities, cases and activities) are so-called user-owned records. This just means they are assigned to a user; in Dynamics CRM-speak these records have an "Owner" field which provides a lookup to the list of users. If a user is assigned as the Owner of a record, we can informally say that the record is "assigned" to that user.

...you can Share a record to give somebody privileges to it they wouldn't otherwise have. So rather than reassigning your accounts to your colleague, in most cases you should share them. You can share a single record by opening its form and selecting Sharing from ...

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About Jared Berezin
Jared Berezin serves as a contributing writer to MSDynamicsWorld.com. With combined interests in technology and science, Jared previously served as a writer for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, drafting scientific narrative reports on the latest advancements in cancer research. Jared has also served as associate marketing specialist for International Data Corporation (IDC), a market research firm. In this position, he planned and executed strategic marketing initiatives for IDC's software and services research programs, and wrote outbound communications to the press, existing clients, and prospects. Jared also has experience working for several local newspapers in eastern Massachusetts. Jared graduated with honors from Colby College with a BA in English and creative writing.
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