Xero: How To Log Hours

1. In My Payroll, select the Timesheets tab.

2. Click Add Timesheet.

3. From the Period list, choose the pay period you want.

4. If the pay period you want isn't there, your payroll administrator or manager may have already added a draft timesheet for that period.

5. Click Continue.

6. Enter your timesheet information including the earnings rate, tracking category (if the option is there), and the hours you worked each day.

7. Enter time using decimal values (not hours and minutes) eg if you worked 3 hours and 30 minutes, enter 3.5.

8. If any of your hours are on a different earnings rate or tracking category, click Add another line and enter the information.

9. (Optional) Add project time into your timesheet.

10. To save the timesheet and finish it later, click Save Draft. To send the timesheet for approval, click Submit.

11. Under Selected Approvers, select one or more people to approve your timesheet. To deselect an approver, click the name again.

12. Click Submit to send it to the approver(s).

1. Select My Payroll, then select the Timesheets tab.

2. Click the approved timesheet you want to save as a template.

3. Click Save as Template.

4. Give the template a name and click Continue.

You can now create and submit a timesheet based on the template.

1. Select My Payroll, then select the Timesheets tab.

2. Click Add Timesheet.

3. Select a pay period and click Continue.

4. Click Load Template, choose the template you want to use, then click Continue.

5. Make the changes you want. Your changes update the timesheet but not the template.

6. Save or submit your timesheet as usual.

1. Select My Payroll, then select the Timesheets tab.

2. Click the timesheet you want to edit.

3. Click Edit.

4. Update your timesheet and submit it for approval.