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Setting Time Card Preferences

Use the Time Card Preferences window to specify the default pay frequency; select how hours worked are displayed; and track lunch, unpaid time, and overtime.

• You must have Profile Administrator security rights to set time card preferences.

To set time card preferences:

1. Select System > Change System Settings > Time Card > Time Card Preferences. The Time Card Preferences window is displayed.

2. In the Defaults section, select a pay frequency from the drop-down list.

3. The frequency you select is the default pay frequency for all employees. If specific employees should not have this frequency, you can select a different frequency in the Employee window for those employees.

3. In the Formatting Options section, select the format you want to use for displaying employee time in the Time Card list and on the Time Card report.

4. In the Tracking Options section, select from the following options:

• Track Lunch:Select this option to add Out for Lunch and Return From Lunch buttons to the SoftDent Clock In window. Employees can clock out for lunch and clock back in using these buttons, and a Lunch entry is recorded on the time card.
  In the Lunch Type field, select a lunch type from the drop-down list.

• Track Unpaid Time:Select this option to display unpaid time on the Time Card report.

5. In the Overtime section, select from the following options:

6. Do not track Overtime:Select this option if you do not want to include overtime on the Time Card report.

7. Track Overtime per Day:Select this option and enter a value in the Overtime begins at: __ hours field to include a subtotal of overtime hours in the Time Card report whenever an employee's total hours for a day exceed the hours you specified.
   Note: The default value is 8.0.

8. Track Overtime per Week:Select this option and enter a value in the Overtime begins at: __ hours field to include a subtotal of overtime hours in the Time Card report whenever an employee's total hours for the week exceed the hours you specified.
   Note: The default value is 40.0.
   
   In the Week begins on a: field, select the day of the week on which your workweek begins.
   Note: This field is set to Sunday by default.

6. Click OK.