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# Basic Functions in Timesheet

Let us have a look at some of the basic functions in the timesheet module.

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### Enable Timesheet

Before you can start creating projects, you will need to enable the Timesheet module. Here’s how you can do it:

*   Go to _Settings_ > _Preferences_ > _General_.
*   Check the _Timesheet_ box under **Select the modules you would like to enable**.
*   Click **Save** at the bottom of the page.

![Enable Timesheet](/billing/images/help/images/timesheet/enable.png)

### New Time Entry

You can log time for each task in two ways:

*   [Manually](/us/billing/help/time-tracking/timesheet/basic-functions.html#manual)
*   [Start Timer](/us/billing/help/time-tracking/timesheet/basic-functions.html#start-timer)

#### Manually

You can log time manually in two ways:

*   [Log Time for Individual Task](/us/billing/help/time-tracking/timesheet/basic-functions.html#log-time)
*   [Weekly Time Log](/us/billing/help/time-tracking/timesheet/basic-functions.html#weekly-log)

##### Log Time for Individual Task

You can log time spent on performing an individual task associated with a project manually. To do this:

*   Go to _Time Tracking_ > _Timesheet_.
*   Click **Log Time** in the top right and from the dropdown, select **Log Time** again.
*   Enter the **Date**.
*   Select the **Project Name** from the dropdown.
*   Choose the **Task Name** or create a new task from the dropdown.
*   Enter the **Time Spent** and the other necessary details.
*   Click **Save**. 

![Log Timesheet](/billing/images/help/images/timesheet/new-log.png)

##### Weekly Time Log

This feature is highly useful if you run multiple projects and have manually recorded time for various tasks done over a week. To log time:

*   Go to the _Timesheet_ module.
*   Click **Log time** > **Weekly Log**.
*   Enter the manually recorded time for various tasks done for multiple projects for the days in the week.
*   Select the **Project**, **Tasks** and start entering the time spent.
*   Add more projects/tasks by clicking **\+ Add another line**.
*   Mark the **Billable** checkbox to add this entry to the invoice and bill the customer.
*   Click **Save**. 

![Weekly Timesheet](/billing/images/help/images/timesheet/weekly-time-log.png)

You can also remove a line which does not have any time entry by clicking the **Remove** icon next to the row. 

![Delete Time Entry](/billing/images/help/images/timesheet/remove.png)

You can view the weekly log in the calendar view by clicking the calendar icon.

#### Start Timer

You can log time instantly using a timer and associate a project with it. Here’s how:

*   Go to _Time Tracking_ > _Timesheet_.
*   Click **Start** in the top right of the page.

![Start Timesheet](/billing/images/help/images/timesheet/start-timer.png)

*   Enter **Notes** for the entry.
*   Click the **Associate Project** option to link it with a project.
*   Click **Start Timer**.

![Start Timer](/billing/images/help/images/projects/start-timer2.png)

*   The timer will run on the left sidebar and you can choose to **Stop**, **Pause** or **Discard** the entry.

![Disable Timer](/billing/images/help/images/projects/disable.png)

Once you stop the timer, you can enter the project details if you had not chosen earlier in the following popup.

### Import Timesheet

If you already have a timesheet, you can import them into Zoho Billing in the **CSV**, **TSV** or\*\* XLS\*\* format.

*   Go to _Time Tracking_ > _Timesheet_.
*   Click the **Gear** icon in the top right corner of the page.
*   Select **Import Timesheet**.

![Import Timesheet](/billing/images/help/images/timesheet/import-timesheet.png)

*   Click the **Choose File** button next to **Upload File**. You can download the sample CSV/XLS file for your reference by clicking **sample file**.

**Insight:** The file size cannot be more than 1 MB.

*   Choose the **Character Encoding** and **File Delimiter** for your file.

**Insight:**

*   **Character Encoding** is used to pair numbers with characters. By default, the Unicode Transformation Format (UTF-8) encoding is used which supports a wide range of characters that go beyond 8 bits.
*   The **Field Delimiter** is used to separate two values in a row. While importing vendor credits, the default file delimiter is comma (,).

*   Click **Next**.

![Select File for Importing Timesheet](/billing/images/help/images/timesheet/timesheet-select-file.png)

*   Ensure that all the fields are mapped correctly in the **Map Fields** page.
*   Mark the box **Save these selections for use during future imports** if you want to use a similar import format next time.
*   Click **Next**.
*   In the **Preview** page, click **Import**.

**Insight:**  Zoho Billing will auto-match the file headers of the imported file to the closest matching field in Zoho Billing. You can manually edit each field to match the headers, and save these preferences. On proceeding, Zoho Billing shows you any unmapped fields you may have left out or could not match. You can map these by adding new fields with matching headers.

### Transactions in Timesheet

You can create new transactions with the time entries from the projects module. Here’s how:

*   Go to _Time Tracking_ > _Timesheet_.
*   Select the time entry for which you wish to create a new transaction.

You will be redirected to the project details page from where you can create the [transactions for the project](/us/billing/help/time-tracking/projects/functions.html#track-cost-revenue). You can create transactions such as [Quotes](/us/billing/help/time-tracking/projects/functions.html#quote), [Invoices](/us/billing/help/time-tracking/projects/functions.html#invoice), [Retainer Invoices](/us/billing/help/time-tracking/projects/functions.html#retainer-invoice), [Expense](/us/billing/help/time-tracking/projects/functions.html#expense), etc., from this section.

**Next >**  
[Manage Timesheet](/us/billing/help/time-tracking/timesheet/manage-timesheets.html)

**Related**

*   [Overview - Timesheet](/us/billing/help/time-tracking/timesheet/)
*   [Other Actions in Timesheet](/us/billing/help/time-tracking/timesheet/other-actions.html)

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