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Time Matters Matter Monitor

Wouldn’t it be great to know when a contact or matter has been added, changed or deleted or accessed? Or if you were alerted when an account went into collections and no further billing entries should be added? This is possible with the Time Matters ‘Matter Monitor.

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How to Start a Virtual Law Firm

Many law firms are facing hard times. Competition is fierce, and margins are slim. It’s a lot less feasible these days to run a law firm from the penthouse suite in the nicest building in town. More and more lawyers are downsizing or going solo. And recently, more lawyers are going virtual, working from home, a coffee shop, a co-working space, or better yet, at the beach or poolside, instead of in a regular office. This post will guide you on how to start a virtual law firm to reduce overhead and work from anywhere.

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Nuance Power PDF - Printing the Bookmark Pane

Here is how to print the Bookmark Pane:

Once the list of bookmarks is created; you create a “table of contents”. I guess for lack of another term they used that – it IS a TOC, but created from your list of bookmarks.  You can even choose to put the TOC after page 1; or put it at the end of the document, and print that one page, and then delete it after saving that one page as a separate document – or however you want to treat it.

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Track Changes in Word

Track changes records every edit without making anything permanent. You can move, copy, delete and insert text, change formatting, even change pictures and insert objects. And the person who sent you the document can see the changes you made and decide whether to accept or reject them. Or you can do the same when others make changes to your document.

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Trivia Challenge - Test your knowledge

See how knowledgeable you are.  Answer the following questions:

What are the keyboard shortcuts for copy and paste in any Microsoft program?

What is the easiest way to make a screen zoom bigger (in Word, Outlook, or even the Internet)?

In PowerPoint, where do you go to change the slide footer already on each page?

In Word, what is the toolbar you can add and delete items from for easy access?

What is the fast easy way to lock your computer (2 keys only!)?

In Word what is the way to change the name of the person putting in track changes?

In Outlook 2007, 2010, 2016, where do you go to put on the Out Of Office message?

In Track Changes (Review) does changing the view to “Final” accept all the changes?

Where in Excel do you go to insert a chart?

In Word, once you have inserted a graphic, how do you change it so you can more that picture around the document?  

Can you do simple sums (formulas) in a Word table? What Ribbon/Tab do you use?

In Excel, where is the ONE place you can change all the printing options (including page size, margins, orientation)?

In Word what is the best way to get to the point to create a Table of Contents easily and swiftly?

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FreshBooks vs. Wave

FreshBooks and Wave are two programs that both aim at helping people with no clue on how to do their own books with their daily accounting through a clean, simple interface and other user-friendly features. Both come with a fairly manageable learning curve and are ideal for novice bookkeepers.

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Secure Your Phone: 9 Mobile Security Tips for Lawyers

“Tips” might actually be a bit of a misnomer. Without taking the proper precautions, lawyers who work on mobile devices may be inadvertently leaving confidential client information at risk of public exposure. However, by taking a few key steps—and by keeping a few rules in mind—you can secure your mobile devices and know you’re keeping client data safe.

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Reasons Why Online Client Intake Is a Game Changer

There is a tremendous amount of administrative work involved with running a law firm. Software products like Clio and Xero are being adopted rapidly because they help streamline the processes of case management and accounting, respectively. But one area of law practice which has been somewhat overlooked, at least till now, is the so called “top of the funnel,” or more specifically managing your leads, marketing campaigns, and client intake process. Here are four reasons why online client intake will be the next hot area of innovation in legal practice management software.

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PowerPoint – Crop a Picture to Fit a Shape

You’ve created tons of PowerPoint presentations. But perhaps you need some timesaving techniques to help you work faster. This short course will do just that: give you tips and tricks for working with PowerPoint 2010.

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Harvest – Tips and Tricks

Add Expense Reports to Invoices, Automatically

We know you aren’t tracking time for the fun of it. You want critical insight into your projects and the ability to invoice your clients. That’s why Harvest makes it easy to pull the time you track into professional online invoices. But when it comes to invoicing, time is only half the equation. You also need the ability to invoice for any expenses you incur.

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