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General WorkTime options include a few settings groups: Main Window view, behavior on start, startup preset and WorkTime messages. These settings are separated on a few groups: General, General|Main Window View, General|Startup Preset and General|Messages.

To access General options, open Options window and select Settings|General (See Main Window, Main Menu, Options).


General

Autostart

Launch WorkTime automatically on Windows start - WorkTime will launch automatically on windows startup if marked.
Apply for anyone who uses this computer - WorkTime will launch automatically on windows startup if marked for everyone.
Apply for me only (current user name) - WorkTime will launch automatically on windows startup if marked for the current user only.


See also Main Window, Main Menu


Main Window

Start WorkTime minimized - WorkTime will be minimized automatically on start if marked.
Stay on top - WorkTime main window will be always at the front of other windows if marked.
Transparency - WorkTime main window will be transparent if marked.


See also Main Window, Main Menu


Icons

Show Taskbar icon - WorkTime taskbar icon will be displayed if marked.
Show System Tray icon - WorkTime system tray icon will be displayed if marked.
Animated System Tray icon - WorkTime taskbar icon will be animated if marked.
Minimize to System Tray - WorkTime main window will be minimized to the system tray (no taskbar icon) if marked.


See also Main Window, Main Menu


Transparency

Transparency (Windows 2000/XP/Vista) - WorkTime main window will be transparent if marked.


See also Main Window


General|Main Window View

Show User panel - User panel will be displayed on the main WorkTime window if marked. Mark this option if you want to see and change the current user on the main WorkTime window.
Show Project panel - Project panel will be displayed on the main WorkTime window if marked. Mark this option if you want to see and change the current project on the main WorkTime window.
Show Activity panel - Activity panel will be displayed on the main WorkTime window if marked. Mark this option if you want to see and change the current activity on the main WorkTime window.
Show Edit/Select... in drop-down lists - Edit/Select... item will be displayed at the bottom of User, Activity and Project drop-down lists (on the main WorkTime window) if marked. Mark this option if you want to add/edit classifiers quickly from the selectors drop-down lists on the main WorkTime window.
Show Online/Offline panel - Offline panel will be displayed on the main WorkTime window if marked. Mark this option if you want to see and change the current online/offline status on the main WorkTime window (See Offline Mode).
Show Notify panel - Notify panel will be displayed on the main WorkTime window if marked. Mark this option if you want to see the current tracking state (Ex. Tracking Started, Tracking Stopped) and what is the current process running on the main WorkTime window (Ex. Processing Files).
Show Add Note button - Add Note button will be displayed on the main toolbar if marked (See Main Window, Main Menu).
Show Add Time Manually button - Add Time Manually button will be displayed on the main toolbar if marked (See Main Window, Main Menu).
Show Quick Statistics panels - Quick Statistics panels will be displayed on the main WorkTime window if marked and if any panels are created in the panels list. Mark this option if you want to see (on the main WorkTime window), for example, the total working time and earned money for today (it can be some other data combination: user/project/activity/workstation for today or in total etc. - click Add button to add a new Quick Statistics panel).


See also Main Window, Offline Mode, WorkTime Terminology - Classifiers, WorkTime Terminology - Tracking


General|Messages/Notes

Confirmation messages

Display confirmation message on WorkTime close - if marked, a confirmation message, asking if you really want to close WorkTime, will be displayed on WorkTime closing.

Notes

Add note on tracking start - if marked, Add note on tracking start screen, proposing you to enter a note, will be displayed each time tracking is started or classifier is changed.
Add note on tracking stop - if marked, Add note on tracking stop screen, proposing you to enter a note, will be displayed each time tracking is stopped or classifier is changed.


See also Main Window, Main Menu, Features - Notes





See also Options, Main Menu, Main Window, Hidden Mode, Offline Mode,
WorkTime Terminology - Tracking
, WorkTime Terminology - Classifiers
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