Hotsync the STime Installer.prc file to your PDA.

You will see an icon called InstStime in the PDABruce category.

Select this icon to install and launch STime. Several files will be extracted from the archive and the archive will delete itself.

STime will automatically run once the installer has completed.

When you exit the program you will see the STime program icon.

After installing

The Copyright splash screen is the second screen that displays. Tap the Register button for information on purchasing this program. After the 30-day trial you will no longer be able to use the program. If you purchase before (or after) the 30-days expire you will be able to just hotsync the registered version over the evaluation copy and all of your data will be saved.

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Select Paydates from the menu to add/edit your pay ending dates. (see below)

Select Rates from the menu to add/edit your pay rates. (see below) You can also tap the Rate label to bring up the add/edit dialog.

Select the PT button to add/edit your pay types. (see below) You can also tap the Pay Type label to bring up the add/edit dialog.

Select Lunch Mins from the menu to add/edit the minutes you take for lunch. You can also tap the Lunch label to bring up the add/edit dialog.

Once you have the pay ending dates, pay rates, lunch minutes and pay types entered, set up your preferences by selecting Preferences (see below) from the Help menu of this screen. Once you have your defaults configured return to this screen and start entering your time cards.

Tap the New button and fill out the screen. If you have set up your default values they will automatically be inserted for you when you tap the New button.

The Start Date field defaults to the current date. Tapping in the date field will allow you to select a date from the Palm calendar.

Tap the Start time and enter the time you started work this day. Remember to select AM or PM.

The End Date field defaults to the current date. Tapping in the date field will allow you to select a date from the Palm calendar.

Tap the End time and enter the time you finished work this day. Remember to select AM or PM. NOTE: If your workday spans past midnight select the correct start/end dates to calculate the hours correctly.

Select the Down Arrow in the Lunch field to select the number of minutes you took for lunch.

Select the Down Arrow in the Rate field to select the pay rate for this time card.

The calculation is automatic but if not tap the Calc button and the hours and amount will automatically calculate.

Select the Down Arrow in the Pay ending field to select the pay ending date.

Select the Down Arrow in the Pay Type field to select the pay type.

Enter notes if you choose in the space provided.

Use:

• New - to create a new time card entry
• < - to view the previous time card
• > - to view the next time card
• Del - to delete the current time card
• All - to display all time cards
• Rates - to add/edit your pay rates
• PT - to add/edit your pay types
• Calc - to calculate the hours worked and amount of pay for those hours

From the Options menu of this screen you can select to purge the database of all entries over 30 days old, purge all entries over 60 days old or delete the entire database. This would be useful for starting a new year.

The database can be sorted in ascending or descending order. If you want to view the database in ascending order you will have to select that sort option each time you add a new time card entry.

You can export all time card entries to the Memo Pad application in comma-delimited format. Once you hotsync your handheld the comma-delimited data will be available in your Palm Desktop to copy and save for use with Excel or anything else you choose.

Menu View

Check the Use Defaults check box if you want to use these default values. Note: On some devices multiple flashes may be visible if you use the default values when adding a new time card.

Tap the Start time and select the time you normally start work. Remember to select AM or PM.

Tap the End time and select the time you normally get off work. Remember to select AM or PM.

Select the Down Arrow in the Rate field to select your normal pay rate. You can tap the Rate label to edit your rates.

Select the Down Arrow in the Lunch/Break field to select your normal lunch/break minutes. You can tap the Lunch/Break label to edit your rates.

Select the Down Arrow in the Pay Type field to select your normal pay type. You can tap the Pay Type label to edit your rates.

Use:

• Done - to return to the add/edit time screen

Note: Pay dates are sorted into this list when created. If you change one it is possible that it will no longer be in sorted order. If that happens, either delete the entry and add it again or re-sort the database.

If you are sorting in ascending order you will have to re-sort the database each time you add a new record.

You can delete the pay date database.

Use:

• Add New - to add a new pay date
• Back - to return to the add/edit time screen

Enter the pay ending dates in the following format for best results YYYY/MM/DD. This field will be used to filter the time cards so you can get a total of the hours worked for a particular pay period. You do not have to use this format, you can create your own.

NOTE: If you intend to use the printed reports available at the www.pdabruce.com you must use the YYYY/MM/DD format.

Use:

• Next - to view the next pay date
• Prev - to view the previous pay date
• New - to create a new pay date
• Del - to delete the current pay date
• Done - to return to the pay dates View All screen

Pay dates menu

Use:

• New - to add a new rate of pay
• Edit - to change a rate of pay
• Del - to delete a rate of pay
• Sort - will sort the rates in ascending order, tapping the sort a second time will sort the rates in descending order
• Up/Down - to move a rate up or down in the list
• Done - to return to the add/edit time card screen

Rate edit

Use:

• New - to add a new lunch value
• Edit - to change a lunch value
• Del - to delete a lunch value
• Sort - will sort the lunch values in ascending order, tapping the sort a second time will sort the lunch values in descending order
• Up/Down - to move a lunch value up or down in the list
• Done - to return to the add/edit time card screen

Use:

• New - to add a new pay type
• Edit - to change a pay type
• Del - to delete a pay type
• Sort - will sort the pay types in ascending order, tapping the sort a second time will sort the pay types in descending order
• Up/Down - to move a pay type up or down in the list
• Done - to return to the add/edit time card screen

Select the down arrow of the Filter field in the menubar to select the pay end date to display for. Only the time cards for that pay ending date will appear in the table. Enter your hourly rate of pay. Tap the ReCalc button to total the hours and gross.

Once you set a filter and exit the application it will remember the last filter option you set. Tap the ReCalc button to be sure that you are viewing the correct total.

To change the alternating row color select Set Row Color from the Options menu of this screen. The color choice you select will remain until you change it again or reinstall STime.

Use:

• Filter down arrow - to select the pay end date to display for
• Enter Time - to add/edit time cards
• ReCalc - to compute and display the Total Hours and Total Gross after changing filter date

Filtered view