Entering data
All data is entered in the Daily Log through a popup window that
can auto-complete your typing, and that also offers a menu for
choosing entries by mouse.
The TimeCache data entry popup
window offers different options depending on which column of the
Daily Log it's in.
You can choose to
show the data entry popup window. Or you can click (or
double-click, depending on your TimeCache
Preferences setting) in a blank area of the Client or Project
column of the Daily Log to show the data entry popup window.
In this popup window, you can start typing the name for this entry
and let TimeCache auto-complete it from a client, project/matter or
billing category listing you may have already created. You can also
use note glossary entries in note
entries, in a slightly different manner.
You can turn on TimeCache's Quick-Fill feature and choose an entry
from a list that appears to the right of the data entry popup
window. For more information on the Quick-Fill feature, see
How to use Quick-Fill.
Creating a new listing from a Daily Log
entry
If this is a new listing and you do not yet have a matching name in
your list, when you hit the Return or Tab key, or click in another
area of the Daily Log panel, TimeCache presents a dialog box that
prompts you to create a new listing or choose one from your
list.
If you click Choose, TimeCache shows a
dialog with all your listings for that column of the Daily Log. You
can find the listing you want to pick from that dialog and
TimeCache enters it in the Daily Log.
If you click Create, TimeCache brings
up a dialog box where you can complete your entry. Depending on
your settings in TimeCache Preferences, in most cases you will have
an opportunity to fill in information for the listing in addition
to the listing's name. For example, you may be required to fill in
a client code, or have the opportunity to provide an estimate
amount for a project listing.
What if you have added something to the data entry popup window and
then decide you don't want to include it in the Daily Log entry?
You can cancel a field entry and close the data entry popup window
by clicking the X in the lower right
corner, or by hitting the "Esc" key on your keyboard.
Another entry option
Yet another way to enter a project is to pick it from the
Quick-Enter button on the toolbar in the Daily Log
section. When you click and release the mouse button, a menu with
all your active projects appears. Picking one from the menu adds it
to the Daily Log list, ready for you to complete.
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