TemplateLab Library

The TemplateLab Library is one of the most important features in Smokeball.

The TemplateLab Library is where you will go to find all your custom templates, Smokeball templates, and all jurisdictional agency and court form templates.

Smokeball can generate templates in Word and PDF. If there is a publicly available template that is not already in the TemplateLab Library, you can send in a request for the form to be added.

Using templates will save you time populating documents and ensure accuracy and consistency across all staff members.

Note: There's also no need to start and stop a timer to track time if you have AutoTime. AutoTime will track the work you perform in templates.

Access the TemplateLab Library

•  From a Matter, click the Forms & Templates button on the Action Bar

• The TemplateLab Library will open in a new screen. If you are not seeing any templates, make sure you subscribe to Forms & Templates in Smokeball Settings.

  • (1) Smokeball always opens to the most relevant form suite.

  • (2) You can search for a form or template by name or form number.

    • Note: This search is specific so make sure your search is matches exactly what you are looking for. Learn more about the best practices of searching for templates.

  • (3) Any templates in the relevant form suite will show in your library.

    • You can browse through what is listed or double click "Court & Authority Forms" to use Smokeball's robust library.

  • (4) You can also browse forms or jump folders using the ">>" at the bottom left of the screen.

  • (5) Use the Created by and Last Modified by columns to distinguish between your forms and documents created by other publishers.

• If you select the ">>," you can browse using the folder structure. Scroll down to see the Court & Authority Forms.

• Right click to see additional options for any template in the library.

Did You Know

• If prompted to use an updated form, always choose to use "Use the new version."

  • If you have modified a template created by Smokeball and want to keep your changes, you may not want to update. You can view the changes prior to updating.

• You can add additional folders to better organize important forms, add forms/letters, request a form, and manage form shortcuts.

• You can add shortcuts  for court and authority forms to your folders to save time from searching or looking in the court and authority forms.
  • Learn more about how to create shortcuts for easy access for any form.

• Smokeball's Form & Template Library includes the Judicial Council Forms and the local County Forms of California ready to use in the Court & Authority folder of the library.

• Smokeball has Federal Forms available.
  • To enable Smokeball's Federal Forms, select FED in Form Suites Settings and select the appropriate form suites to enable.
  • Below are some of the Forms available.

Your letter and other templates you submitted for Smokeball to automate as part of your initial onboarding process are also located in the default folders.

• • If you cannot find a specific template, get in touch with our help desk, your account manager, or check the "Favorites" folder in your Form/Letter Library.