Category: utilities

Duplicate Contact Records - How to combine them - Jan. 18, 2023 - organizing, utilities
Combine two Contact records for the same person

Time Matters Document Search Setup - Apr. 18, 2022 - utilities, searching, document management, setup

PhraseExpress - A Fine Time-Saver - Feb. 21, 2020 - utilities
PhraseExpress save you time and spares you hand strain by taking abbreviations that you create and expanding them into phrases, names, addresses, and whole paragraphs.

Save Your Time Matters Spelling Dictionary - Jan. 16, 2019 - utilities, links
Use the Time Matters / Billing Matters Spelling feature to keep from giving your clients a bad impression of your work quality. Avoid losing all the words you have added to your User Dictionary by copying it to a backup drive.

Fix for Viewing Images with Time Matters - Jun. 26, 2017 - document management, utilities, links
If you cannot view photos and images from Document records within Time Matters on your Windows 10 computer, here is a fix.

Windows 10 Screen Resolution Changer - Apr. 4, 2016 - Windows, mobile, utilities
Decreasing your screen resolution temporarily can make accessing your computer remotely much easier. This post explains how you can quickly change from one resolution to another with Windows 10.

WatchDox Secure Document Exchange Ended - Mar. 29, 2016 - document management, utilities
LexisNexis ends the WatchDox secure document sharing service in Time Matters on March 31, 2016.

Share Documents Securely - Jul. 31, 2014 - document management, security, utilities
You can share documents securely with clients and others using Time Matters 13 and later. Two aspects of this service set it apart from alternatives: (1) It makes receiving documents really easy for your clients. (2) It allows you to send documents quickly from within Time Matters.

PDF File from a Word Document - Jul. 30, 2014 - document creation, utilities

Create an Abbreviation with PhraseExpress - Nov. 23, 2013 - products, utilities
Here is my path of least resistance for creating a PhraseExpress abbreviation or "Autotext" that will expand into the whole word as soon as you type it.

Open Any File Fast with Everything - May. 18, 2013 - document management, utilities
Everything, a free file finding utility, is one of the true gems in the world of freeware. If you know the filename, or part of the filename, of a document or other file that you want to open, Everything finds and opens it really, really fast.

Tools and Tips for Faster, Better Writing - Jul. 24, 2012 - communication, email, utilities
Save time creating more effective documents and emails by using these utility programs and tips for working with text and formatting.

Review of PhraseExpress - Nov. 1, 2011 - document automation, utilities
PhraseExpress has the potential to improve your productivity on a computer more than any other utility program. You type abbreviations that automatically expand, becoming words or terms. A wealth of additional features and refinements save you time, stress and money.

TechNotes - Time-Savers on the Web - Jul. 14, 2011 - collaboration, utilities, web services
Do you want to save time while you work with Web pages? Here we cover three topics: (1) a Web page bookmarking service, Delicious.com, (2) browsing the Web with another person using GoToMyPC and Twiddla, and (3) Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox and other Web browsers.

10GB Free Database Size Limit - Nov. 9, 2010 - administration, updates, utilities
Is your Time Matters database reaching the 4GB size limit of your current MS SQL Server Express software? Here are your options.

PhraseExpress - Better than Time Matters AutoTXT - Jun. 12, 2010 - document creation, products, utilities
Use a third-party program, PhraseExpress, instead of AutoTXT in Time Matters. Both PhraseExpress and Time Matters' AutoTXT save you a great deal of time and wrist strain by expanding typed abbreviations into longer words and whole phrases. PhraseExpress works with GoToMyPC after you adjust a speed setting.

Run the Data Indexer Automatically - Apr. 7, 2010 - searching, setup, utilities
The Time Matters Data Indexer is the engine behind the Search Box, Conflicts Search and Global Search. But the Data Indexer will run on the first PC that opens Time Matters and can slow down that PC. You can set up the Data Indexer to run automatically on a computer of your choice, usually the server. Using this method does not use up a Time Matters user license.

Smartphones and Time Matters - Update - Feb. 11, 2010 - calendar, mobile, synchronization, todos, utilities
Read more information about Time Matters and smartphones. Follow links to our Webinar outline and our smartphones outline. Read about using hosted Exchange and options for the Droid

Staying Safe with Online Backup and Remote Access Services - Jan. 3, 2009 - backup, collaboration, privacy, security, utilities
As a lawyer, you have an ethical duty to ensure that your clients’ electronic information. What steps are reasonable to protect data and documents in your firm?

Reduce Backup Bloat - Oct. 14, 2006 - backup, utilities
If your Time Matters backup files become unnecessarily large, their size may interfere with performing regular backups. They can waste your time and disk space. Here are steps you can take to reduce backup bloat. Use another program to backup your document files and skip the Document Files when running a Time Matters backup. If you use Time Matters Professional, watch out for and delete any "Z_" files that may be left over from unsuccessful backups.

Hot Keys in Time Matters - Sep. 25, 2006 - misc, utilities
Time Matters has a keystroke or Hot Key for almost everything you can click with the mouse. Here is where to find them.

Audit Log in Enterprise - Sep. 24, 2005 - administration, utilities
The Audit Log can give you immediate relief from uncertainty. Did someone accidentally change an important date? What happened to the Event record for an important meeting? By examining the Master Audit Log, you can do some detective work. Here we show you how to search the Audit Log in the Enterprise Edition of Time Matters.

Twelve Tech Tips for Legal Writers - Jun. 1, 2005 - communication, utilities
All lawyers need help speeding up and improving their writing. The written word dominates the practice of law. Lawyers and legal assistants are called on to write a wide variety of materials: omnipresent e-mail, letters, agreements, pleadings, articles, and PowerPoint slides, to name a few. From the large selection of software features and utilities available to help you, here are twelve of the best.

Using GoToMyPC - A Step-By-Step Guide - Oct. 23, 2003 - communication, utilities
GoToMyPC allows you to control a PC from a remote location. For example, you could control your PC at work from your home computer. These instructions take you through the steps you follow each time you use GoToMyPC.