CURQ Documentation

Contact Titles Setup

Configure salutations and professional titles for individual contacts in CURQ 18.


1. Overview of Contact Titles

Contact titles provide standard salutations and academic designations for people in your directory. They help maintain professional communication across customer emails, quotes, and delivery notes.

Standard titles included in CURQ:

  • Mister (Abbreviation: Mr.)

  • Madam (Abbreviation: Mrs.)

  • Miss (Abbreviation: Miss)

  • Doctor (Abbreviation: Dr.)

  • Professor (Abbreviation: Prof.)

(Titles are reserved exclusively for individual contacts and are automatically hidden when editing company records).


2. Access the Contact Titles Menu

To manage the list of titles:

  1. Open the Contacts app from the main dashboard.

  2. In the top navigation bar, click Configuration.

  3. Select Contact Titles.

Configuration menu dropdown showing Contact Titles highlighted

CURQ displays the table of existing titles with their full name and abbreviation:

Contact Titles list view


3. Create or Edit a Contact Title

You can add custom titles (such as Eng., Rev., or Captain) directly in the table:

  1. Click New at the top left of the list, or click into an empty row at the bottom of the table.

  2. Configure the title properties:

Field

Description

Practical Effect

Title

Full title name (such as Doctor or Engineer).

Appears in administrative views and configuration menus.

Abbreviation

Short code or salutation (such as Dr. or Eng.).

Displays when selecting titles on contact forms and email greetings.

  1. Click outside the row or click Save at the top left to store your changes.

(To delete an unused title, select its row checkbox and click Actions > Delete).


4. Assign a Title to an Individual Contact

To set a title on a contact profile:

  1. Open the Contacts app.

  2. Select an individual contact (or click + New and choose Individual).

  3. On the right side of the form, locate the Title field (under Website and above Language).

  4. Click the dropdown and select the appropriate title.

  5. Click Save (cloud icon) to apply the title.

Contact form showing Title field with selected option


5. Practical Impact Across CURQ

Setting contact titles produces consistent benefits throughout your system:

  • Professional Communications: Email templates automatically address customers with their correct formal salutation.

  • Printed Documents: Delivery slips, quotes, and invoices include respectful personal designations.

  • Clean Data: Standardizing titles avoids duplicate abbreviations like Mr versus Mr..