Laurel collects activities from your day as they happen, and displays them in your Timeline as either assigned or unassigned activities.
Unassigned vs Assigned Activities
Assigned activities are allocated to an Initiative in two ways: automatically by Laurel or manually by you. An assigned activity will be highlighted with the Initiative color it is assigned to, and also appear as an entry on your Timesheet:
Unassigned activities have not been categorized to an Initiative. However, Laurel collects a description of your work so you can assign your activities confidently.
Assigning Activities on Timeline
The quickest way to assign activities on your Timeline is through your Daily Matters List:
Select the activity you want to assign
Click on the plus sign next to the correct Initiative
You can also assign activities on your Timeline through the following steps:
Select the activities you want to assign
Click ‘Assign’ on the selection footer or tap ‘a’ on your keyboard
Search for the Initiative you would like to assign the activities to
Don’t forget to save!
Assigning Similar Activities
Laurel allows you to select and assign similar activities all at once. For example, if you're working a Word Document (Document 1) throughout the day, Laurel can recognize you're working on the same activity. You can select all of Document 1 at once, and assign accordingly.
Select an activity
Tap ‘s’ on your keyboard to select all similar activities
Click ‘Assign’ on the selection footer or tap ‘a’ on your keyboard
Search for the Initiative you would like to assign the activities to
Don’t forget to save!
Reassigning Entries on Timesheet
If you notice an entry has been assigned to the wrong Initiative, you can easily reassign through your Daily Matters List.
Select the activity you want to reassign
Click on the plus sign next to the correct Initiative
You can also reassign on your Timesheet by:
Selecting the entry you want to reassign
Click ‘Reassign’ on the selection footer or tap ‘a’ on your keyboard
Search for the Initiative you would like to reassign the entry to
Save and close
🚀 Tips for Quick Assignment
Use shift + click to select consecutive activities
Use your hour blocks to select all activities from a single hour
Use search to find key words
Use your DIL for one click assignment
Use Esc to remove all current selection