QuickBooks Time Tracker is a subscription-based service that works with QuickBooks so your employees
and vendors can track their own time—online. time tracking, time tracker, timetrack, timetracking, timetracking, time tracking, time track, . The timesheets can then be downloaded and added to your QuickBooks timesheets. time tracking, time tracker, timetrack, timetracking, timetracking, time tracking, time track, .
Important: You must have time tracking enabled in QuickBooks to sign up for the Time Tracker service. time tracking, time tracker, timetrack, timetracking, timetracking, time tracking, time track, . To check,
go to the Employees menu and see if "Enter Time" is a menu item. time tracking, time tracker, timetrack, timetracking, timetracking, time tracking, time track, . If not, you can turn time tracking on.
Go to the Edit menu and click Preferences.
Click Time & Expenses and then click Company Preferences.
In the Do You Track Time section click Yes.
Click OK.
To set up Time Tracker
Before you begin, you'll need to have the following in QuickBooks:
The people you'd like to track time for—your employees and vendors— and their e-mail addresses. time tracking, time tracker, timetrack, timetracking, timetracking, time tracking, time track, .
These people will be referred to as your time trackers.
At least one customer.
At least one service item.
Important: All of your entries that you'd like to use in Time Tracker—your employees, vendors, customers and service items—must be active in QuickBooks.
Why wouldn't my list entries be active?
List entries are active by default. time tracking, time tracker, timetrack, timetracking, timetracking, time tracking, time track, . If you don't want to see an entry in QuickBooks any longer, you can choose to hide the list entry
by making it inactive. time tracking, time tracker, timetrack, timetracking, timetracking, time tracking, time track, . If you'd like to use inactive entries in Time Tracker, you must first
make them active again.
Click Employees, click Enter Time, and then click Learn about Online Timesheets
to begin the 
sign up process for QuickBooks Time Tracker.
- If you receive a security warning prompt, click Install. time tracking, time tracker, timetrack, timetracking, timetracking, time tracking, time track, .
- Follow the onscreen instructions to transfer your time tracker, customer, and project information to the secure Time Tracker Web site. time tracking, time tracker, timetrack, timetracking, timetracking, time tracking, time track, .
To use Time Tracker timesheets in QuickBooks
To view or download online timesheets, go to the Employees menu, click Enter Time, and then click View/Download Online Timesheets. time tracking, time tracker, timetrack, timetracking, timetracking, time tracking, time track, . You'll be able to view timesheets that your time trackers
have completed, as well as ones currently in progress.
Select the online timesheets you'd like to add to QuickBooks, then click Download.
Important: If you want a chance to preview the timesheets, first view them online. time tracking, time tracker, timetrack, timetracking, timetracking, time tracking, time track, . If you notice any problems you can ask your time trackers to make changes before
they submit the timesheets. time tracking, time tracker, timetrack, timetracking, timetracking, time tracking, time track, .
(Optional) After you have downloaded the timesheets to QuickBooks, you can make additional changes in QuickBooks. time tracking, time tracker, timetrack, timetracking, timetracking, time tracking, time track, .
You can use the timesheets for invoicing and payroll—just as you would any timesheets created in QuickBooks.
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