Entering data
All data is entered in the Daily Log through a popup window that can auto-complete your typing, and that also offers a menu for choosing entries by mouse.

TimeCache data entry popup window
The TimeCache data entry popup window offers different options depending on which column of the Daily Log it's in.

You can choose Daily Log>New Entry to show the data entry popup window. Or you can click (or double-click, depending on your TimeCache Preferences setting) in a blank area of the Client or Project column of the Daily Log to show the data entry popup window.

In this popup window, you can start typing the name for this entry and let TimeCache auto-complete it from a client, project/matter or billing category listing you may have already created. You can also use note glossary entries in note entries, in a slightly different manner.

You can turn on TimeCache's Quick-Fill feature and choose an entry from a list that appears to the right of the data entry popup window. For more information on the Quick-Fill feature, see How to use Quick-Fill.

Creating a new listing from a Daily Log entry
If this is a new listing and you do not yet have a matching name in your list, when you hit the Return or Tab key, or click in another area of the Daily Log panel, TimeCache presents a dialog box that prompts you to create a new listing or choose one from your list.

If you click Choose, TimeCache shows a dialog with all your listings for that column of the Daily Log. You can find the listing you want to pick from that dialog and TimeCache enters it in the Daily Log.

If you click Create, TimeCache brings up a dialog box where you can complete your entry. Depending on your settings in TimeCache Preferences, in most cases you will have an opportunity to fill in information for the listing in addition to the listing's name. For example, you may be required to fill in a client code, or have the opportunity to provide an estimate amount for a project listing.

What if you have added something to the data entry popup window and then decide you don't want to include it in the Daily Log entry? You can cancel a field entry and close the data entry popup window by clicking the X in the lower right corner, or by hitting the "Esc" key on your keyboard.

Another entry option
Yet another way to enter a project is to pick it from the Quick-Enter button on the toolbar in the Daily Log section. When you click and release the mouse button, a menu with all your active projects appears. Picking one from the menu adds it to the Daily Log list, ready for you to complete.