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In the simplified design, time logging is hidden by default. See Adding time logging to show time logging as described on this page.

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Starting your timer

At the top of Task and Project pages you’ll see your time logger.

You should only have one timer running at a time. Stop your previous timer before starting a new one.

<aside> ℹ️ If you’re working on a project, and a task in that project, choose the one that most closely matches what you’re doing. Typically this is the task, but sometimes, adding instructions to lots of tasks is best logged under the project.

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  1. [optional] Copy the checklist item you’re up to, or the task title.

  2. Click on “Start timer” button.

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    Or make sure the view “Click before starting work” is active

    1. Click where it says “+ New”
    2. If it opens as a new page ctrl/cmd + [ to get back to where you were.

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  3. [Optional] Paste into “Activity” what you just copied

  4. Note that if you don’t paste or write anything in “Activity”, when you stop the timer it will automatically be named after the Task or Project you started the timer in.

Stopping your timer

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Click on any of the three buttons above your time logger. Because you should only have one timer running at a time, clicking any stop button anywhere, stops all timers.

These buttons also indicate how you felt about that task. From left to right they are: