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Try TimeCard Workgroup for Outlook

With TimeCard users plan and report their time inside the Outlook Calendar. You are welcome to download and try TimeCard for 30 days without any obligations. Then your organization must subscribe to TimeCard if you want to continue using it.

The Workgroup edition is intended for several users who report their time to a central MS Access or SQL database or to a SharePoint site.

TimeCard should be installed on each PC where it should be used, but only administrators should have the full installation. Therefore there are two installation files, one for the administrator and one for other users. The User installation may be performed manually on each PC or centrally with Group Policy, via Active Directory.

ADMINISTRATOR INSTALLATION

Download TimeCardAdminSetup in .exe or .zip format. (Extract the .zip file.)

Close Outlook if it is open.

Click on the file TimeCardAdminSetup.msi to perform the installation. By default TimeCard is installed under Program files.

Open Outlook when the installation is finished.

You will now be asked to select your team’s alternative for reporting and settings sharing. Log in or give a path, depending on what option is selected. If you select a database option you may also create Example data for the evaluation here.

(Open the Global Settings and enter Tags and Tag values for the appointment tagging if you have not created Example data.)

THE ADMIN RIBBON GROUPS

TimeCard adds two new groups to the Outlook ribbon.

The group in the left image above, with the Settings, Report and Statistics buttons, is shown in the Outlook calendar when no appointment is selected. The Global Settings is for all, while the Personal Settings is just for that Outlook. The Statistics button gives statistics for all.

When you select an appointment in the calendar view, the group to the left will be replaced by the group to the right, where you can see the dropdowns with your tag values. That way you can tag appointments without even opening them. The ribbon group to the right is also shown in the open appointment.

The settings of TimeCard Workgroup for Outlook are Done in Two Steps:

The Administrator defines the TimeCard tags and tag values in Global settings. These are the extra information that needs to be gathered from users, besides date, start time, end time and subject for each appointment.

In the Personal settings, each user defines which of the centrally defined TimeCard tag values he or she will use. By avoiding free text, time reporting is quick and error-free.

For more information about installation, settings and usage, refer to the Manual and the Demonstrations online.

TimeCard Workgroup CLIENT

The User installation is similar to the Administrator installation, but another Sharing Option screen will be shown. Here the user should select the database that was created by the administrator.

THE USER RIBBON GROUPS

The User calendar ribbon group only has the Personal Settings button, and the Statistics button only give statistics for that person. The appointment group is the same as for the administrator.

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TimeCard Workgroup Clinet Tool Installation

TimeCard Workgroup is based on Microsoft Exchange server, and standard Exchange folder permissions are used.

To install and use TimeCard Workgroup you need:

Outlook 2007 or above installed on each client. Both the 32-bit and the 64-bit versions are supported.
An Exchange server, any version.
Microsoft Excel 2007 and above for the statistics tool.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 Extended or above. If it is not present, the installer will give a download link.

Register TimeCard Workgroup

Premium Subscribers may request a register free copy of TimeCard Workgroup.
Other users must register TimeCard Workgroup after the trial period is over. This is done via the License button in the Administrator Settings.
If the person who registers TimeCard Workgroup has Owner’s right over the TimeCard Workgroup folder in Outlook, registration is done for all users of TimeCard Workgroup.