We are delighted to announce the release of the following features:

🧠 Work Code Suggestions

Laurel now provides valuable assistance with work codes. When you need to add a code to an entry, just pop open the code list, and you'll find:

🌟 Our Suggestion: The code we think is the perfect fit for your entry.

🔄 Most Recent: The code you've most recently used for the initiative of the entry.

🏆 Most Common: Your go-to code for this initiative, based on your past choices.

And here's the kicker – these codes will always sit at the top of your list for quick selection. Plus, our suggestions get smarter as you release more entries.

📆 Move Entry Date

We're all about making your life easier. Now, you have more flexibility to manage your entries. If you've created an entry on the wrong day or need to shift it to another day, simply open the entry and click the calendar icon to pick a new date. It's that simple!

Happy Timekeeping!

Hi there,

We are delighted to announce the release of the following features.

📆 In-Line Calendar View

We've brought your calendar view right to your Timesheet for an even smoother experience. Here's what you can do:

• Easily navigate to the specific day you need to take action on.
• See the release status of each day where green means fully released, yellow means you still have time to release, and red if you have any rejected entries on that day.
• Hover over a date to see daily totals, including released, unreleased, billable, and non-billable hours.

Please note: This updates every 15 minutes, so please give it time to update. You can see when it was last updated directly from the calendar.

✏️ Increased Speed of Entry Creation

1. Easily Understand Your Day: Just click the History icon (or H key) in Timesheet to see what Laurel has captured about your day.
2. Tailored Activity Viewing: Want to focus on specific activities? No problem! Just click "All Activities" and pick the ones you're interested in, like emails, phone calls, or meetings. It's that simple to customize your view!
3. Effortless Entry Management: We've made editing entries a breeze. All the actions you need are now in one place - the global header.
4. Super-Speedy Editing: Want to make changes? One click is all it takes, and your edits are automatically saved. No fuss!
5. Quick Entry Creation: Whether you're starting fresh or need to add an entry for a specific client, Laurel's got you covered. Use the global header or the 'create entry' button under an Initiative.

🔡 Expand non-required codes

At Laurel, we're all about making your life easier. Now, we've streamlined your entry creation process. Here's the deal:

• We'll only show you the codes that are required for the Initiative you're working on. No clutter, just what you need.
• But, we get it - sometimes you need a non-required work code. No worries! Just click "show more codes" and add them as required.

🔢 Non-Billable Totals

You can now see daily non-billable totals on your Timesheet and monthly non-billable totals on your Calendar view.

Keep an eye out for more improvements coming soon. And as always, feedback is always welcomed.

Our focus, with Release 51, was on improving the quality and content of our capture.

Please ensure you download the latest update if your organization permits, or kindly coordinate with your IT department to proceed with the upgrade.

The following improvements are included:

• Resolved empty activity titles: An error in our tracking which prevented subject titles and participants from being captured and displayed within timelines has been corrected.
• Resolved long email durations: We resolved an error where draft email sessions would combine to cause long email durations.
• Improved email capture: We resolved a few instances where emails were not captured.
• Improved Microsoft Office Capture: We resolved specific use cases where dialog boxes stopped our tracking, causing durations to be mismatched with actual time spent performing work.
• Improved Microsoft Outlook Integration: We reduced the amount of resources needed to track your work in Outlook, ensuring no performance impact to Outlook occurs. We also enhanced our Outlook tracking to resolve errors connecting to a user's mailbox and included a "re-try" method when our connection fails due to internal Outlook functions.

Version 51 also includes new tools for our team to help identify and resolve issues with our capture. These include enhanced logging, a debug window for our support team to review, feature controls, and infrastructure improvements to enhance the robustness of our operations.

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our Windows Assistant's latest version, 50.

Please ensure you download the latest update if your organization permits, or kindly coordinate with your IT department to proceed with the upgrade.

The following improvements are included:

• Improved Outlook Capture: We've improved the accuracy of time spent drafting emails and now account for time spent switching between emails when navigating within Outlook.
• Outlook Performance Fixes: We reduced the amount of resources needed to track your work in Outlook, ensuring no performance impact to Outlook occurs.
• Bug resolutions for Zoom Capture: We resolved a few instances where calls weren't captured.

Introducing: Temporary Initiatives 🎉

Ever found yourself working on a new project that's not yet in the billing system? We've got you covered!

We're thrilled to introduce Temporary Initiatives into Laurel. Now, you can effortlessly track your time for new projects without the wait.

🎥 Wondering how it works? Check out the GIF below to see how easy it is to create and manage your Temporary Initiatives:

Quick Guide to Using Temporary Initiatives:

• Start by clicking the 'Add Entry'
• Choose the 'Matter' field
• Click on 'Create Temporary Initiative'
• Type in your desired name
• Confirm by clicking 'Save'

📝 Note: Temporary Initiatives are displayed in 6-minute increments. Once you reassign the entry to the appropriate Initiative, the increment total will adjust in line with the specific matter plan.

Reassigning Temporary Initiatives:

Using the Recent Initiative List

1. Select the entry
2. Click the plus sign next to the correct Initiative in the Recent Initiative List

Via shortcut

1. Select the entry
2. Tap 'a' on your keyboard
3. Search for the correct Initiative

Further Details:

• Users create their own unique Temporary Initiatives.
• With a grey shade and distinct labeling, it's easy to distinguish Temporary Initiatives from regular ones.
• Temporary Initiatives can be reassigned to regular Initiatives.
• Temporary Initiatives cannot be released.

Have questions or feedback? Let us know! help@laurel.ai

Happy Timekeeping 😀

We're excited to introduce the new 'Timeline Filter' 🎉 - a feature designed to simplify and improve your timekeeping process in Laurel.

The Timeline Filter is a reference tool that displays a list of your captured activities right next to your Timesheet. This layout allows you to cross-reference your activities with ease, ensuring that no tasks are overlooked and that your manually create entries are accurate.

The Timeline filter offers:

• 📋 A chronological list of your captured work
• 🕑 Activity logs with type, start time, duration, and title
• 🔍 Filters based on activity duration

You can turn this feature on/off through your Timesheet's search bar:

Launch Laurel now to see this new feature in action!✨

Continuing our commitment to refine Laurel, we've been hard at work creating new features and enhancing your workflows.

Here's a quick overview of our latest enhancements:

• Add entry on Timeline: You now can add entries directly from your Timeline view using our captured activity as a reference point to inform your Timesheet creation.

• Codes sorted alphabetically: Quicker code location and assignment is now possible with this logical change, minimizing search time and reducing scrolling.

• Updated Windows Assistant: Increasing reliability in our activity capture. You can get the latest here if your firm allows it, or ask your IT team to upgrade.

• Sidebar totals: The sidebar totals now reflect your entire day, irrespective of any applied filters.

• Customer validation rules: Your firm can now add validation rules that apply to all your entries to protect you from releasing non-compliant entries. See this article if you see your entries not ready for release.

We are always eager to improve, and your feedback plays a crucial role in enhancing our product.

Please feel free to share your thoughts with us at support@laurel.ai. Together, we can make Laurel even better. 🚀

Hi there,

It's official: Timekeeping has gone mobile with Laurel 🙌

Here's what this means for you:

• Mobile-friendly experience: There's no app to download - simply visit the Laurel site on your smartphone or tablet's web browser for a seamless mobile-optimized experience.
• Timesheet at your fingertips: Once logged in, your Timesheet is immediately accessible. You can create, edit, and release entries all from the same screen.
• Timekeeping on the go: Use those spare moments in your day to manage your time entries, whether you're commuting, waiting in line, or in between meetings.

How to access Laurel on your mobile device:

• There's no app to download - simply visit the Laurel site on your smartphone or tablet's web browser for a seamless mobile-optimized experience.
• The 'Overview' tab shows you a complete picture of your day and week totals, as well as the total time for each of your recent projects.
• The 'List' tab shows you your full Timesheet view. From here, you can easily create, edit, and release your entries on the go!

Pull out your phone and try the new mobile version of Laurel today! Timekeeping has never been more convenient. 🚀

Hi there,

Introducing: Open Time 🙌

This feature is designed to highlight those work instances that Laurel might not have picked up, such as tasks that are performed away from your computer.

Setting your Open Time threshold

You can select these thresholds from the filter options in the search bar, available in the Timeline view. If you've chosen an Open Time threshold, a filter badge will appear in the search bar. If you select 'No Open Time', no filter badge will show.

The Open Time threshold is flexible, allowing you to select the duration that suits your working style. The options available are:

• No Open Time: You won't see any open time slots in your Timeline view.
• 1 minute (Default): You'll see an open time slot if more than 1 minute pass without an activity. This is the default setting on your first login.
• 2 minutes: This setting shows an open time slot if more than 2 minutes pass without an activity.
• 6 minutes: This option displays an open time slot if more than 6 minutes pass without an activity.

Taking action on Open Time slots

You can interact with Open Time slots in three main ways:

1. Merge with the previous activity

If you select this option, the stop time of the activity immediately before will extend to cover the duration of the Open Time slot. For instance, if you had an activity from 10:10am to 10:25am (15m) and a 10m Open Time, your previous activity would now run from 10:10am to 10:35am (25m).

2. Merge with the next activity

Choosing this option will extend the start time of the following activity to cover the Open Time slot. So, if you had a 10m Open Time followed by an activity from 10:10am to 10:25am (15m), the next activity will now run from 10:00am to 10:25am (25m).

3. Create a new activity

You can also create a new activity from the Open Time slot. When you select this, a modal will open, pre-populated with the start and stop times of the Open Time slot.

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our Windows Assistant's newest version (v41), an embodiment of our ongoing commitment to optimize your time management experience.

This latest release, now ready for download, provides a new set of enhancements. Please ensure you download the latest update if your organization permits, or kindly coordinate with your IT department to proceed with the upgrade.

The following improvements have been rolled out:

• Enhanced Website Capture: We have bolstered the functionality of website capture, allowing for seamless and accurate tracking.
• Outlook Email Reliability: Emails read and drafted in Microsoft Outlook will now be more reliably recorded.
• Idle Detection: Our improved system can better detect laptop inactivity, pausing capture to prevent unnecessarily prolonged activities.
• URL-based Activity Capture: We've shifted from page titles to URLs for tracking activities, making the process more precise.
• Pop-up Window Regulation: We have rectified the issue of multiple windows popping up during sign-out to ensure a smoother user experience.
• Microsoft Word Integration: To prevent freezing issues, we've strengthened the integration with Microsoft Word.
• New Website Capture: Our system now boasts the ability to capture new websites that are added to your company's website capture list.