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Did You Know: The Calculator Drop-Down

Did you know that TurboLaw Time and Billing has a built-in calculator in places where you type in a dollar amount?

Although virtually every computer has some sort of calculator program built-in, it might take you a few seconds to bring it up – or even longer if you’re not sure where where it is. Fortunately, TurboLaw Time and Billing has its own calculator built right into the program, and bringing it up is as easy as clicking a button.

The Calculator in TurboLaw Time and Billing

The Calculator in TurboLaw Time and Billing

In any place where you’d type a dollar amount (for example, when entering an expense) you can click the drop-down arrow button on the right side of the box to bring up the in-place calculator.

This calculator works just like most desk calculators, so you can use it to add up expenses quickly (perhaps if you are consolidating them) or just to do any other quick calculation you might need.

This is just another example of our attention to detail in TurboLaw Time and Billing. Using the calculator in your computer or on your desk might not take much longer, but those seconds can add up – and if you have trouble finding your calculator, that little bit of frustration you feel can add up too.

“Easy to use” means more than just making a program simple, it also means making it convenient, and we strive to provide that convenience to you in every aspect of our program.

Did You Know: Printing Time, Expense, Payment, and other Items

Did you know that you can print out a paper (or PDF) copy of just about everything you see in TurboLaw Time and Billing?

Although TurboLaw Time and Billing saves everything you enter, sometimes you’d also like to have a paper printout. Fortunately, this is very easy to accomplish in TurboLaw Time and Billing. Almost every screen you see has a Print button which you can use to print whatever you are currently viewing. Here are a few of the print buttons from various windows in TurboLaw Time and Billing:

You can print individual items (such as a client’s entry, a time entry, an expense entry, or a payment entry) or you can print out a list of items (such as the list of clients, the list of time & expenses, or the list of bills).

The Print button also gives you all the usual printing options you’d expect – printer setup, page size, etc. – as well as offering you a Print Preview option, which opens the standard TurboLaw Time and Billing Print Preview window.

The Print Preview Window (click for larger image)

The Print Preview Window (click for larger image)

From the Print Preview window, you can not only print what you see to your printer, but you can also export what you see to any of the different file formats that TurboLaw Time and Billing supports – such as PDF, plain text, RTF (for Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, OpenOffice, or any other word processing program), or even as an image.

Supported file formats for exporting (click for larger image)

Supported file formats for exporting (click for larger image)

As you can see, TurboLaw Time and Billing can be used to print much more than just bills and statements. As always, we encourage you to use the program however you see fit and in whatever way best suits your firm’s business.

Did You Know: Searching in TurboLaw Time and Billing

Did you know that TurboLaw Time and Billing has a built-in search feature that’s easy to use and lets you quickly locate bills, expenses, time entries, payments, and clients?

The search box is located in the upper-right hand corner of the main window, and using the search box couldn’t be easier – just type in something you’d like to find and press the Enter key on your keyboard (or click the search button – the magnifying glass).

TurboLaw Time and Billing’s search is simple and easy to use. Let’s say a client calls you with a question about a bill. You can ask your client for the bill number that’s printed on the bill and then type that into the search box.

Once you press Enter (or click the search button), the search results screen will appear. In the example picture shown below, the very first result is the bill that matches the bill number we sought.

You aren’t limited to searching by number, either. Let’s say you wanted to look up all the items you’d entered that were for transcription – you could just type in “transcription” and press Enter.

The results appear almost instantly. You can also search for a client’s name.

Additionally, if you search from the main window, TurboLaw Time and Billing keeps a history of everything you’ve searched for (until you close the program), so you can recall searches you’ve made earlier if you need to.

With TurboLaw Time and Billing’s simple search, there are no complex search keywords to memorize, or confusing options to select. Just type what you’re looking for and you’ll find it – quickly and easily.

New Feature Highlight: New Graphics and Icons

Here at TurboLaw, we take “ease of use” seriously – that’s why we work so hard on the visual appearance of our programs. One of the new features of our latest release was improved graphics and icons. Now, while some people might not think very much of a few small pictures, we know better – good graphics and icons help make programs more intuitive, which makes them easier to use.

Presented below are some of the new graphics you’ll see in Version 1.11 of TurboLaw Time and Billing. You can click on any picture to see a larger version along with some comments about the design of the graphics on that screen.

Icons and graphics may not seem like a big deal, but we all know how little things can add up. That’s why we take the time to design our icons carefully and to pay close attention to detail so that you get the best possible user experience from our programs.