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What is it? I cannot seem to find it in the tutorial or the FAQs. It is a red bar under my the "Computer Usage" Row. I am using ManicTime professional.
Thank you.
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When computer is locked, MT tracks this as Session locked. So the difference is that when you come back you have to enter a pass to log on (Session locked), if you don't it shows it as Away.
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What do you mean to "enter a pass?" Is that similar to a password?
If the latter, is that done within Manic Time? It seems to me it must because I do not have to enter a password to access my system when I am away from my desk and it is idle for any period of time.
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Yes, I meant password. It could be that this also shows if it is in Sleep. I'd have to check, but mostly it should show up if station is locked.
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OK.
Thank you. Again, I am using professional.
One more question.
I added "Outlook" as one of my categories yesterday. Since then, I no longer get the "you've been away from your desk for ten minutes, would you care to tag your time?"
That is an important feature for me at the law firm, because I may be in the middle of writing a letter or a brief, and either a phone call comes in from another client or a colleague comes in for a consult on another matter. That away prompt is useful because as soon as I sit down, it is a reminder to tag that time.
Thank you again.
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What do you mean by added "Outlook" category?
Check Settings -> Privacy and notifications. Make sure you have Show system tray icon, then checked Show notification after away and Show add tag window.
Do you have all these checked?
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Apologies. I am still learning the vernacular of ManicTime. What I called a "category" is called a "timeline." Here is exactly what I did: http://www.manictime.com.../v15/26/outlook-calendarThe settings were as you explained in your response. Peter Parker attached the following image(s): ScreenShot060.jpg (153kb) downloaded 7 time(s).You cannot view/download attachments. Try to login or register.
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Could you try one more time, make sure it is not working?
Open Settings one more time, go to tracking and under Computer is not used for, set it to 1 minute.
This should go to Away mode in one minute, so after a bit more than a minute of inactivity, move the mouse. Do you see the window? Also on Day view, Computer usage timeline, do you see Away (red bar) for the this time?
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Did not work.
Instead, I removed Outlook timeline and restarted computer. I now get the Prompt after 1 minute.
If it is relevant, I am using Office 2010.
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Can you add Outlook one more time, so we can be sure it was outlook, not the restart that helped.
Also could you try one more thing, On Settings - General, uncheck Keep UI running after main window closes.
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Just so I am clear you want me to do two things simultaneously.
First add Outlook. Second, uncheck Keep UI running after main window closes.
You do not want me to run two tests, first with Outlook and then unchecking Keep UI running.
What does unchecking Main Window Closes do?
Thanks.
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One thing at the time would be best :)
MT consists of two processes. One is the tracker (icon in system tray) and the other is UI. By default UI is always loaded so it starts up faster. With that checkbox you tell it to unload when you close it, so only tracker will be left running. This conserves memory, but it starts more slowly.
In this case I'd like to know if there was something going on with UI. Maybe it stopped responding to events for Away window...
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OK.
FYI, I am no worried about memory. I am running 8GB with an i5-2320 CPU at 3.00 GHz.
OS is Windows 7 Pro 64-bit.
I never close out of Manic Time.
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Did you manage to get this working? Is Away window showing?
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I did not run the test and re-include the Outlook timeline. I hope to have time over the weekend.
Currently, I am trying to figure out how to print a daily time sheet with notes. It would save me time from having to manually write one.
Thank you for following up.
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Let me know if you need any help.
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I am sure I will. I've spent an hour so far. Seems you have to save the file, and it opens in Excel. I haven't figured out how to format it to a Word document so that it appears as it does on screen as in the attached file. Peter Parker attached the following image(s): ScreenShot063.jpg (80kb) downloaded 7 time(s).You cannot view/download attachments. Try to login or register.
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I'll see if we can do something about Word. For now you can try this.
Click on one of the lines in timesheet, type CTRL-A to select all lines. Type CTRL-C to copy.
Open excel and paste. Then in excel again just type CTRL-C. Paste to Word, it should paste it as a table.
Does that help?
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Sort of. If I only have a limited amount of text.
If I have extensive notes, then no. I cannot upload that image to show you because it contains attorney work product.
I really appreciate the assist.
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