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This guide covers how to add, edit, and manage individual people within households and contacts.

Add a person to a household

1

Open the household

Navigate to the client or prospect record.
2

Go to Household tab

Click Household in the record navigation.
3

Click Add member

Click the Add member button.
4

Select their role

Choose from: Partner, Dependent Child, Other Adult, Other Dependent.
5

Enter their information

Fill in name and contact details.
6

Save

Click Save to add them to the household.

Edit a person

1

Find the person

Open their household and click on them in the Household tab, or search for them directly.
2

Edit fields

Click on any field to edit:
  • Name fields
  • Contact information
  • Personal details
  • Employment
3

Save

Changes save automatically.

Manage contact information

Add an email address

1

Open person details

Navigate to the person’s profile.
2

Add email

Click Add email in the contact section.
3

Enter the address

Type the email address.
4

Set as primary

Check Primary if this is their main email.

Add a phone number

1

Open person details

Navigate to the person’s profile.
2

Add phone

Click Add phone in the contact section.
3

Enter the number

Type the phone number.
4

Select type

Choose: Mobile, Home, Work, or Other.
5

Set as primary

Check Primary if this is their main number.

Add an address

1

Open person details

Navigate to the person’s profile.
2

Add address

Click Add address in the contact section.
3

Enter details

Fill in:
  • Street address
  • City
  • State
  • ZIP code
  • Country (if not US)
4

Set as primary

Check Primary for the default mailing address.

Primary contact information

Each person can have multiple emails, phones, and addresses. The primary one is used by default for:
  • Sending emails from Slant
  • Calendar invitations
  • Mail merge and templates
To change the primary:
1

Open person details

Navigate to the person’s profile.
2

Find the contact method

Locate the email, phone, or address you want to make primary.
3

Set as primary

Click the star icon or select Make primary.

Update employment

Track current and past employment:

Add employment

1

Open person details

Navigate to the person’s profile.
2

Add employment

Click Add employment in the professional section.
3

Enter details

Fill in:
  • Company name
  • Job title
  • Start date
  • End date (leave blank if current)
4

Save

The employment appears in their history.

Edit employment

1

Find the employment entry

In the person’s profile, locate the employment.
2

Click to edit

Click on the entry to modify details.
3

Update and save

Make changes and save.

Personal details

Date of birth

1

Open person details

Navigate to the person’s profile.
2

Find birthday field

Look for Date of birth or Birthday.
3

Enter the date

Select or type the birth date.
Birthdays can trigger workflow reminders so you never forget to send a card.

Other personal fields

You can also track:
  • Gender — For proper salutations
  • Marital status — For understanding family situation
  • Preferred name — Nickname they go by
  • Salutation — Mr., Mrs., Dr., etc.
  • Suffix — Jr., Sr., III, etc.
  • Designations — CFA, CFP, CPA, etc.

LinkedIn

Link to a person’s LinkedIn profile:
1

Open person details

Navigate to the person’s profile.
2

Find LinkedIn field

Look for the LinkedIn or LinkedIn URL field.
3

Paste the URL

Enter their LinkedIn profile URL.

Remove a person

From a household

1

Open the household

Navigate to the client or prospect record.
2

Go to Household tab

Click Household.
3

Select the person

Click on the person to remove.
4

Remove

Click Remove from household or the delete option.
5

Confirm

Confirm the removal.
You cannot remove the head of household. First assign another person as HOH, then remove the previous one.

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