Managing Employee Time Cards

The Time Card Manager functions like a paper time card and mechanical time clock. It accurately logs each staff member's start and stop time and keeps track of it for the pay period. At the end of the pay period, you can view a staff member's time card or print the Time Card report.

If you use the Quick Books software from Intuit, PracticeWorks can export time card information directly into that program.

The Time Card Manager works with the security system to ensure that a staff member's time cannot be altered by anyone who does not have the proper security level setting. The Time Card Manager requires you to clock in and clock out by using your initials and password. You can correct your time if you forget to clock in or clock out, but the event is protected by the security system.

After an employee has been added to the employee list and a password has been assigned, he or she can use the Time Card Manager immediately. Most of the functions for time card management are accessed from the Activities menu.

This feature enables you to analyze productivity.

The Time Card Manager defaults to the current day, unless you clocked in on the preceding day and failed to clock out. You are prompted to clock out for the preceding day before you can clock in on the current day.

Use a colon to separate hours from minutes, and use a for a.m. and p for p.m. (9:00a is 9:00 a.m.)