How to Create Sub-Categories

Sub-categories are a great way to refine your reports even further or to keep activities related to a single project all in one place. You may want to see how much time you spend on a particular Facebook page or keep track of how much time you spend in meetings with a certain client.

You can even use sub-categories to keep track of a project consisting of several normally unrelated activities. If you create a sub-category for your project under the category Miscellaneous and add all of your project-related activities, you'll be able to create a report for just that project! After categorizing your activities, simply visit the Categories report and choose "Miscellaneous".

To create a sub-category, go to your Applications & Websites report and click "Categorize activities".

At the top of the page, click Manage Categories

This will open a page showing all of RescueTime's default categories and sub-categories. Categories cannot be edited, but you are free to move activities into any category you'd like. Under each category, you'll see the default sub-categories and the option to Add a new sub-category.

Clicking this will open a popup that allows you to name your new sub-category and give it a productivity level. Any activities within the same sub-category will automatically receive the productivity level you assign.

That's all there is to it! One of the best things about RescueTime is its wide variety of options for customization. Everyone has different work habits and different needs, so make RescueTime your own!