Getting Started with RescueTime Timesheets
Learn how to get started with RescueTime Timesheets almost effortlessly.
Let's break this down into just a few steps.
1. Create a project
Go to your Timesheets. You can access this from the dropdown next to the RescueTime logo.
Click on the New Project button.
Name: Name your project
Color: Choose a color for the project (optional)
AI Classification Hints: Include the app name, website name, URL
- These hints will help the AI automatically assign projects to your activities in the form of suggestions on your timeline. You can read about it here.
2. Assign activities to the project
There are a couple of ways to assign activities to your projects. One way is to drag and drop the projects onto the activities.
There are other ways to assign time to your projects and we will show you how here.
3. Add a client and task to the project
If you have a client that you need to apply to a project, then you can add it to the project.
If there's a task you want to apply to that project, then you can add it to the project as well. The video above shows you a shortcut to adding an existing task to a project.
If you have a new task you want to add to the project, then go to the project you created > click on the ellipsis icon > click Edit Project
Assign to Client: You can assign to an existing client that you created or create a new client
Available Tasks: You can assign to an existing task that you created or create a new task
If there's a billable rate to the project, then you can also set it here.
4. Export Timesheets Report
To account for all your time, you can export your timesheets by heading to Reports.
Here you can change your filters to show the information you want exported and then click on the Download CSV or Download Excel button.
Clicking on the Export button at the bottom will show you all data, not just the filtered data. You can learn more about RescueTime Timesheets Reports here.
For details on how to use RescueTime Timesheets learn more here.