<helpbook>
<topic title="What is My Time Card?" text="My Time Card is time tracking software. You can track the hours you work either at work or home. My Time Card has included support for Overtime, Bonuses and Tips!">

<topic title="Application Support" text="In addition to this, My Time Card has built in help when you are entering a time.  Simply move your mouse over the fields for a brief description of what to enter.">

<topic title="Set up a new Job" text="To set up a new job, click the  New Time button.  Then Type in the name of your new job (or task).  My Time Card will automatically take you to the Job editor, where you will be able to enter general information about your Job as well as set up a default pay rate.  You can also select if the new job has Overtime options in the Pay Rate tab.">

<topic title="Entering a new time" text="To enter a new time, click the 'New Time' item in the toolbar. When you enter a new time the default job will be the one that  was showing in the main window.  If you have more than one job and you selected 'All Jobs' in the show menu, then the default Job will be the last job you entered. You can also enter a new time with the Timer feature. For more about the timer feature, Select Clock On Timer.">

<topic title="Editing A Time" text="Once you have entered a time you can always go back and make changes if you need to.  Simply double click on the entry you wish to edit in the Times List. Once you have updated the information click 'Record' to save your changes.">

<topic title="Clock On Timer" text="My Time Card includes a Timer feature.  To Start the timer, click on 'Start Timer'.  A window will pop up allowing you to edit the Job for the timer you are starting. To Start the timer, and edit the job and pay rate when you stop the timer, hold down Command key (Macintosh Only) while you click the 'Start Timer' button.">

<topic title="Deleting a Job" text="To permanently remove a job, and all of it's entries, go the Edit Jobs... from the Edit Menu. Select the job you wish to remove by single clicking on it. Then click on the button at the bottom of the window with a Minus ( - ) symbol.  This action can not be undone.">

<topic title="Viewing Options" text="My Time Card allows you to choose what you would like to view, including View by Week, Day(s), Month, and Year.  Choose the date range you would like to see from the View by Menu in the main window.%13 %13When Days is selected, you can select a single day or click and drag the mouse to select multiple days. Seven Days will automatically be selected when you select Week from the View by menu.  Click the first day of your work week and My Time Card will select the next six. The Month option allows you to select a single month to view all of your entries in that month.  To view an entire year, select Year from the View by menu.">

<topic title="Daily Notes" text="When entering a new time you can type in short notes in the Notes section.  Notes should be kept short to appear correctly when printed out.">

<topic title="Overtime" text="My Time Card helps you keep track of your Overtime.  When entering a new time, enter the number of hours you worked overtime in the Overtime field. Then select the Overtime (OT) Rate that you will be paid; ie 1.5 = Time and a half.%13%13
IMPORTANT: Enter your actual start and end time, even if part of those hours will become overtime hours.  My Time Card will automatically, calculate your pay based on how many hours you enter in the Overtime field..">

<topic title="Printing" text="To Print out your Times List, select Print from the File Menu. My Time Card will print out the job that you are currently viewing.  If you want to print out all of your jobs, select All Jobs from the Show pop-up menu.">

<topic title="Exporting" text="To Export your jobs into a tab-delimited text document choose export from the file menu.  Then choose where you want to save this exported text document.  This document can be opened by any spreadsheet application.%13%13NOTE: exported documents can NOT be imported by My Time Card.">

<topic title="Backing Up" text="If you wish to Back Up your My Time Card information, the file is kept in your Documents folder.  The document is called My Time Card Data. When you open My Time Card, this file (in this location) is automatically launched.  It is not recommended that this file be moved, however, it can be copied to a local hard drive or an internet location for back up purposes.">

</helpbook>
