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Getting Started with Time Clock MTS
- Downloading the Time Clock MTS Stand Alone Edition
- Installing Time Clock MTS Stand Alone Edition
- Downloading the Time Clock MTS Network Edition
- Installing Time Clock MTS Network Edition
- Downloading the Time Clock MTS Network PLUS Edition
- Installing Time Clock MTS Network PLUS Edition
- What is the Time Clock MTS Administrator program?
- What is the Time Clock MTS Client program?
General Topics
- Emailing Your Time Clock MTS Database
- Forgotten Administrator Passwords
- How to Clock Out All Employees
- How to Move Time Clock MTS to a new Computer
- How to Move the Time Clock Data File to a New Server
- How to Register Time Clock MTS
- How to Setup a Second Administrator PC
- Log in as the Time Clock MTS Administrator
- Moving the Time Clock MTS Data File to a New Computer
- Purchasing Time Clock MTS
- Retrieving a Lost Registration Key
- Tracking Time Spent on Jobs in Time Clock MTS
- Using the Data from the Trial Period when you Purchase Time Clock MTS
- What is Administrator Mode?
- What is the Employee List Inferface?
- What is the Keypad Interface?
- What is Normal Mode?
Configuring the Software
- Allowing Employees to View their Time Card
- Allowing Employees to Print their Time Card
- Allowing Employees to Create New Jobs
- Changing the Screen Labels
- Customizing Screen Labels for Each Client
- Displaying a Message when the Last Employee Punches Out
- Displaying a Single Department on the Time Clock MTS Client
- Forcing Time Clock Data File Updates
- Highlighting Employees on Your Time Card Software
- How to Setup Employee Tip Tracking
- Setting Up Automatic Employee Breaks
- Setting up the Network PLUS Edition – SQL Server
- Setting up the Network PLUS Edition – MySQL
- Showing Department Folders on the Employee List Interface
- Showing Messages Next to Employee Names in the List
- Stopping Employees Clocking In Too Early
- Using with a Bar Code Reader
- Using with a Fingerprint Scanner
- Using with a Magnetic Card Reader
- Using with an RFID Reader
- Using a Webcam to Capture Employee Images
Employee Time Off Requests
- Allowing Employees to Request Time Off
- Requesting Time Off
- The Administrator Time Off Requests Screen
- Approving a Time Off Request
- Get an Email Notification of a New Time Off Request
- Notify Employees when a Time Off Request is Approved or Denied
Email Alerts
Integration with Payroll Systems
- Integration with Heartland Payroll
- Integration with Proliant Payroll
- Integration with QuickBooks
- Integration with SmoothPay
- Integration with SurePayroll
- Integration with Union Bank Online Payroll
Managing Employees
- Adding an Employee
- Assigning Time Clock Employees to Departments
- Copying an Employee
- Disabling an Employee
- How to Punch a Group of Employees In or Out
- How to Quickly Punch In All Employees
- How to Quickly Punch Out All Employees
- How to Copy an Employee
- How to Create Many Employees Quickly
- How to Record Employee Tips
- How to Report on Employees Who Clock In Late
- Re-Enabling an Employee
- What to do when an Employee Forgets to Clock In or Out
Overtime
- Check why Employees are not being paid Overtime
- How to Force a Single Time as Overtime
- How to Pay a Given Weekday as Overtime
- Setting Up California Overtime
Reporting
- Checking Who is Currently Clocked In
- Display Times as Hours and Minutes or Decimal Hours
- Emailing Payroll Reports
- Exporting Payroll Reports
- Exporting Payroll Reports (Old Versions of Time Clock MTS)
- How to Customize Report Appearance
- How to Report on Employee Tips
- How to Round Report Times
- Printing a List of Employees in the case of a Fire or Evacuation
- Printing a List of Time Clock MTS Employees
- Running the Time Location Report
- Why are Public Holidays Not Working?
Security
- How to Fix Internet Time Server Problems
- How to Prevent Employees from Stopping and Starting Time Clock MTS
- Preventing System Clock Changes
- Setting up a Database Password
- Setting up Employee PINs or Passwords