In the Day view of your timesheet, you can either start a timer to run while you take care of a task or add entries for work you’ve already done. 

If you’re entering a week’s worth of time, you might want to use the Week view. In addition to the Day and Week views in a web browser, you can track time with our desktop and mobile apps. 

We recommend tracking time every day—it’s the best way to ensure the accuracy of your timekeeping. You can set up reminder emails that will automatically remind you to track your time whenever you choose.

Track time in the Day view

There are two ways to enter time in your timesheet’s Day view. You can keep a timer running while you work—during a phone call with a client, for example—or enter time after the fact when you get out of a meeting or at the end of the day.

Start a timer in the Day view

1. Head to Time > Timesheet.
2. Click the +Track time button.
3. Choose your project and task. You can quickly select by typing the project or task name in the selection box and pressing your Enter key.
   • Note: To track time to a client, you’ll need to create a project for them first.
4. If you want to keep any Notes on your work, you can add those here, too. You'll be required to enter a note if an Administrator has enabled required time entry notes for your account. 
5. Start a running timer by clicking Start timer.

Because Harvest is web-based, your timesheet is constantly being saved whenever you start or end a timer or edit an entry—there’s no additional save button to click.

Manually create a time entry in the Day view

1. Head to Time > Timesheet.
2. Click the +Track time button.
3. Choose your project and task. You can quickly select by typing the project or task name in the selection box and pressing your Enter key.
   • Note: To track time to a client, you’ll need to create a project for them first.
4. If you want to keep any Notes on your work, you can add those here, too. You'll be required to enter a note if an Administrator has enabled required time entry notes for your account. 
5. Enter a duration (or start and end times, if your timesheet is set up that way) and click Save entry.

Track to a past or future date in the Day view 

You can enter time for the past or a future date by using the arrows or calendar on your timesheet to navigate to a specific date as long as your timesheet hasn't been locked for the date you'd like to enter time for. 

Use keyboard shortcuts on the Day view timesheet

There are a few keyboard shortcuts for your timesheet that can help you start your timer even faster.

• Track time: Hit the N key on your keyboard.
• Closing the new time entry window: Hit ESC on your keyboard.

Copy your last timesheet in the Day view

If you work on the same tasks day to day, you can copy over the projects and tasks from your most recent timesheet.

At the bottom of a blank timesheet, click the link to Copy over all rows from previous timesheet. The projects and tasks you worked on most recently, including any notes, will show up on your current timesheet without any tracked time.

If you don't see the link, it's most likely because this is the first week you're tracking time or you've already tracked time for the day. 

Time entry format

Certain company settings will change how you track time and the appearance of your time entries. Learn more in our article on time settings.

Depending on how Administrators have set up your account:

• Time can be tracked in decimal format or HH:MM format.
• You may track by duration of time or by start and end times (in the case of start and end times, you won't be able to track using the Week view). 
• If tracking start or end times, you may use a 12-hour or 24-hour clock. 
•  If time entry notes are required in your account, you will not be able to track using the Week view of your timesheet.

Editing or deleting time in the Day view

For details about editing time entries, refer to our article on editing and deleting time entries.