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# Actual Hours Entry in Task

***1) How to add Automatic Entry:*** Team members can initiate the picker button to begin working on a task they want to automatically log. 

When the task is finished, stopping the picker button will update the Time Log Tab accordingly.

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So this is how the time entry will be affected in Time Log.

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{% hint style="info" %}
**Picker Option will only be available when the Admin has decided Automatic Time Entry Process.**
{% endhint %}

***2) How to add Manual Entry:*** If a team member wishes to make a manual entry, they can access the **"+ Time Log"** feature within the Time Log section.

***At this point, two choices are available:*** The Team Member can either input the **Start Time and End Time** or directly specify the **Actual hours** worked, reflecting the precise duration for a particular task.

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This means each team member tells when they started and stopped working. The picture below shows how to write these times.&#x20;

You can also write notes when adding a task to give information to your Senior.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Start Time and End Time will only be available when the Admin has decided Manual Time Entry Process through User Configuration.**
{% endhint %}

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***(B) Direct  Actual Hours Entry:*** Here, a Team Member can directly specify how many hours that person has worked on a specific Task. The Image below depicts how to enter actual hours in the task.

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{% hint style="info" %}
***Direct Actual Hours*****&#x20;will only be available when the Admin has decided Manual Time Entry Process through User Configuration.**
{% endhint %}

***Time Log entries will be visible like this:*** If it’s Automatic, it will be seen with Green color, and if it’s a manual entry, it will be shown with Yellow color. You can see the total time on that task by the Total Hours.