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What's New in Activity & Expense Tracker

Version 5.9.6 has the following improvements.

  • Special release for the new Macintosh OSX 10.9 Mavericks on 10/29/13
  • Updated version number only for Windows on 12/12/13

Version 5.9.4.1 had the following improvements.

  • Fixed rounding error in A&E Tracker's Invoices
  • Improvements to new To Do List feature

Version 5.9.4 had the following improvements.

  • A & E Tracker now includes a To Do List window which makes it easy to: see what Activities need to be done; Schedule a time to start or complete the Activity: add an Estimated Time for the Activity; and to switch between various Activity Timers during the day. Just click the new To Do List button next to the timer in A & E Tracker to add the current record to the To Do List window.
  • A couple of other minor improvements.

Version 5.8.11.1 had the following improvements.

  • In Activity & Expense Tracker's Reports, if the number of columns is less than 4, the default page orientation is now portrait.
  • A running timer in Activity & Expense Tracker should get updated more reliably when in the background.
  • A couple of other minor improvements.

Version 5.8.11 had the following improvements.

  • Changed the way records are named in Activity & Expense Tracker again, so that duplicate records are imported properly.
  • When leaving a record the name is now checked and if there is a duplicate record the user is prompted to make a change.
  • Added an Add Duplicate records option when Importing for those who need this feature.
  • A couple of other minor improvements.

Version 5.8.10.1 had the following improvements.

  • Fixed a problem with importing Project lists in the Projects window.
  • Fixed a problem with the Show All feature in the Activities window.
  • A couple of other minor improvements.

Version 5.8.10 had the following improvements.

  • Changed the way records are named in Activity & Expense Tracker so that duplicate Activity & Expense Tracker for Workgroups records are imported properly.
  • Fixed Activity & Expense Tracker Reports so you can select multiple activities again.
  • The Default Font button in Activity & Expense Tracker Reports now toggles between 10pt and 12pt.
  • Several other minor improvements.

Version 5.8.9 had a few minor enhancements.

  • Added larger Stop, Run and Pause indicators
  • A few other minor improvements

Version 5.8.7.3 had a few minor enhancements.

  • Fixed a problem with Mark Up Expenses for Invoices
  • A few other minor improvements

Version 5.8.7.1 had a few minor enhancements.

  • The Total Time can now be entered in the format hrs:mins
  • Fixed a problem that prevented the Activities window from appearing when creating a new record.
  • A few other minor improvements

Version 5.8.7 has a few minor enhancements.

  • Improved importing of lists from QuickBooks. An option for
    QuickBooks users has been added to the Clients Import/Export button
    so the IIF data can be imported at any time. If the QuickBooks data has
    never been imported into Activity & Expense Tracker, then the Alt (or Option) key needs
    to be held down when clicking the Import/Export button in the Clients
    window to invoke the Import QuickBooks IIF file option.

Version 5.8.5 had a few minor enhancements.


Version 5.8.4.1 had a few minor enhancements

  • The Duplicate Record feature in Activity & Expense tracker has been reinstated and improved.

Version 5.8.0 had a few minor enhancements

  • Better compatibility with both Windows Vista and Mac OS 10.4.x

Version 5.7.9.2 had a few new features including:

  • In Activity & Expense Tracker, added an option to create a new record when you choose a Favorite and there is already a record for that day. Always and Never are also options. You can reset these choices by holding the Ctrl or Apple key when selecting a Favorite.

  • Fixed bug involving Open new tools in a different window in Activity & Expense Tracker v5

  • In Activity & Expense Tracker for Workgroups, Paetypes are now called CapeLists (Client, Activity, Project and Expense Lists) and exporting these from Activity & Expense Tracker has been made easier.


Version 5.7.8.2 had a few improvements including:

• Include Sub Totals and Totals Only option for Activity & Expense Tracker invoices

Client and Project Descriptions in Activity & Expense Tracker invoices fixed

Real Names are appended to Company Names when chosen from Contact Tracker in Activity & Expense Tracker invoices.

• When an Activity & Expense Tracker record is marked Invoiced, the Timer is now disabled too.

• Activity & Expense Tracker's Start Timer dialog removed.


Version 5.7.8.1 had a few new features including:

• You can now generate an Activity & Expense Tracker report for all Clients sorted by Projects.

• The problem with Activity & Expense Tracker's Table View when using dd/mm/yy date format has been fixed.


Version 5.7.4 had a few new features including:

Clicking Table View in Activity & Expense Tracker now gives you the option to make changes before generating the report.

• Date range selector added to Activity & Expense Tracker report options


Version 5.7 had a few new features including:
  • Include Sub Totals and Totals Only option for Activity & Expense Tracker invoices
  • Client and Project Descriptions in Activity & Expense Tracker invoices fixed
  • Real Names are appended to Company Names when chosen from Contact Tracker in Activity & Expense Tracker invoices.
  • When an Activity & Expense Tracker record is marked Invoiced, the Timer is now disabled too.
  • Activity & Expense Tracker's Start Timer dialog removed.
  • You can now generate an Activity & Expense Tracker report for all Clients sorted by Projects.
  • Activity & Expense Tracker's Expense amounts no longer are added to the list of expenses in the Add/Select Expenses window. (v5.7.9)
  • Add a logo and other letterhead elements to your Invoices.
  • Monthly, Weekly, Daily Views of records in Schedule Tracker (Activity & Expense Tracker Plus only)
  • Passwords are encrypted on export for additional security (Activity & Expense Tracker Plus only)
  • Backup and Restore your records and preferences from the Welcome window.
  • Automatic backup of all your records when you quit the program.
  • Filter Activities by Client or Project
  • The 100 hour limit for an individual record can now be adjusted
  • Many minor improvements
As you can see, this version of Activity & Expense Tracker is bigger and better than ever.
Now you can:
  • Rounding of times in Invoices has been improved. (in version 5.6.1)
  • Invoiced Records are now protected from inadvertent changes (new in version 5.6)
  • Sort Invoices created in Activity & Expense Tracker by Project or Activity (new in version 5.6)
  • Add Client/Project/Activity combinations to the Favorites List (new in version 5.2)
  • Expandable Report Window (new in version 5.2)
  • Export Options Dialog (new in version 5.4)
  • Add multiple Expenses to each record.
  • Specify a Client name as well as the Project and Activity for that Client.
  • Keep track of how long an Activity actually takes vs how long you estimate it will take
    with the Estimated Time and Time Variance fields.
  • Assign Client and Project Rates in addition to Activity Rates.
  • Running timers are now automatically stopped when the Start Timer button is clicked
    (unless the Allow Multiple Timers option is checked).
  • Record, add and edit the new Timer Log so you can see exactly when you started,
    paused and stopped the timer.
  • View your data in the new Table View.
  • Use a new Time chooser
  • Have more control over your Reports and Invoices.
You can view the records in Activity & Expense Tracker in the new Table View.
  • Choose a preset date range from the Dates pull down menu or enter a
    specific date range in the From and To fields.
  • Choose All Clients or All Projects or specify a specific Client or Project
  • Add or remove columns for Time Variance, Labor Amount, Expenses and Status
  • Adjust the column widths by dragging between column headers.
  • Sort any column by clicking the appropriate column header button.
  • Click the column header button again for a descending sort.
  • Adjust the width of the table by clicking the Narrow, Medium or Wide buttons.
  • Edit any record in the list by clicking the record's row and then clicking the
    Edit Record button
  • Delete one or more records in the list by clicking the record's row and then
    clicking the Delete Record(s) button .
New Report Options include:
  • Descriptions of Clients, Projects and Activities.
  • Separators between records in the report.
  • Include the new Timer Log in your report.
  • Time Variances (both the estimated time and the difference between estimated and actual time).
  • Invoice # and information (including if the invoice has been paid).
  • Round up only (as opposed to rounding up or down to the nearest increment).
New Invoice Options include (same as for reports):
  • Descriptions of Clients, Projects and Activities.
  • Separators between records in the report.
  • Include the new Timer Log in your report.
  • Time Variances (both the estimated time and the difference between estimated and actual time).
  • Invoice # and information (including if the invoice has been paid).
  • Round up only (as opposed to rounding up or down to the nearest increment).