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Add-in to save email messages and create time entries inside Outlook
Create a utility that would let me associate email messages to client files right from Outlook. Let me create and edit time entries for those email messages in Outlook.
Add documents from the file to an e-mail
When creating an e-mail to get documents from the client file or even general documents and attach to the e-mail instead of only being able to attach documents from ...
Linking Emails to Multiple Files
Some emails are important and relevant to more than one file. It would be helpful if we could link the same email to multiple files.
Show Actual Email On Follow-Up Reminder
When sending email and marking for follow-up, when following-up it would be helpful to see the actual email immediately as opposed to having to go into the file and ...
Allow an email to be assigned to more than 1 file
Each client has there own file at our firm. We may have several clients on one case, I would like to be able to assign an email to more than 1 case
Search Emails from Matter
The ability to search within the emails when looking at a file's emails
'Download all' feature for email attachments
When receiving an email with multiple attachments, have the ability to 'download all' as opposed to individual downloads of each attachment.
Read Receipt on emails
I would like to be able to send an email from Amicus online, and ask for a read receipt. I apologize if this you can already do this. I haven't figured out how if ...
Resize windows
I'd like to be able to click and drag on the bottom right corner of a window and resize it so I have more visibility on my large monitor.
Add Archive or (similar) in Amicus Saved Outlook folder for dormant and closed files
Add an archive or similar subfolder in the Amicus Saved folder that's created in Outlook and move all non-Active files (Dormant and Closed) into it to reduce the list ...
Add Additional Selection Criteria to Email Auto Associate List
I would like to auto associate emails by a selection criteria in addition to sender's email address. What if the sender (for example a Court) is on multiple files? ...
Linking Emails To Contacts
In addition to linking emails to a specific file, can we also link emails to a specific contact? Because not all emails relating to Mr. X or Ms. Y are to/from those ...
Email folders
When closing Amicus files, have them go to a closed folder in Outlook
Ability to select multiple entries using control shift vs. needing to click one at a time
Selecting more than 1 entry at a time, e.g. using control shift to select multiple time entries vs
Option for encryption of outbound emails
I recently participated in a CLE about cyber-security. Email encryption was one of the topics.
I understand that, when I draft an email using the Amicus Online ...
Highlight instead of flags
A development suggestion for you- Flagged emails- on Amicus only have a red flag on the right which is not very prominent- can I suggest that you colour the whole ...
Ability to not see closed folder in your Amicus Saved Folder in Outlook
It seems that you can never get rid of a folder in Amicus Saved folder even if the file is closed. This means you have to scroll down through all of the folders to ...
Show actual email address instead of saved name on saved emails
We have assistant/paralegal emails under the attorney name to ensure we copy both on everything. But, when you then look at the email, it only shows the attorney's ...
Focused & Other Email
The Email tab should mirror Outlook's Focused & Other Email. This way one will not have to navigate with e-mails of secondary importance when performing important ...
Ability to see only the folders that you are assigned if access changes on a file
If the access of a file changes, it should remove that folder from your Amicus Saved Outlook if you are no longer on the file as having access or give you the option ...
Add "TO:" field to email templates
We send the same email to the same people for child support, invoices, etc... and it would be great if we could have a to line in the email templates so we'd have a ...
Time Entry Assistant E-mail Description (Include Email Subject)
The time entry assistant is GREAT now that it includes e-mails that were sent or received; still, there are problems that arise with invoicing or reporting ...
Add Documents and Exchange/Outlook Items to Appointment
Outlook/Exchange allows a user to attach both documents and exchange items such as e-mails to a calendar event. Very often I like to add the invitation e-mail to a ...
Mass Change to Re-associate Time or Emails with a Different Folder
Sometimes I have to switch emails or time entries from one primary folder to a subsidiary or related matter. These are unbilled emails or tasks or events, and time ...
Show Only "Unassigned" Email
Can you add a feature that would filter out emails that are already assigned to a case, leaving only the unassigned emails? That would make it easier to go through ...
Subject Line customizable
When you send an email within the client's file, the subject line will automatically generate the clients name. When an email is composed within a file, the file ...
Add small buttons right below the email bar that we can assign email addresses commonly used to
Right below the to bar in the emails we could have a small gap full of buttons we could assign firm member email addresses to instead of having to search. This would ...
More Filters for Time Entry Assistant or Auto Exclude Non-Billable Etc.
Time Entry Assistant is a MAJOR feature and reason why I stick with Amicus. However, the limited (none beyond fixed date ranges) filter functionality is a huge ...
Outlook Add-in Mark Email When Time Entered
When you enter time in the Outlook Add-in for an email, there is no easy way to tell if the email has been billed without selecting the email or looking at the ...
Hyperlinks
Can you fix it so that hyperlinks can be sent in the body of emails. Right now, it does not work at all.
E-mail Distribution List(s) for Primary Clients:
Necessary for firm-wide policy announcements and holiday/vacation closure, or new billing policies, etc. E-mail distribution lists should be automatic based on ...