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title: "Time Entry Method: Live Clock-In / Clock-Out"
url: "https://help.ontraccr.com/en/article/time-entry-method-live-clock-in-clock-out"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-05-26T23:19:15.993Z"
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# Time Entry Method: Live Clock-In / Clock-Out

## 🕒 **Time Entry Method: Live Clock-In / Clock-Out**

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### ✅ **What This Covers**

This article explains how to use the **Live Clock-In / Clock-Out** method in Ontraccr, available on:

-   Web app
-   Mobile app
-   Tablets (in personal login mode)

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### 🧭 **Where Users Access It**

-   **Dashboard** widget or **Clock page**
-   Mobile app home screen
-   Tablet app (when not in tablet mode)

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### 🎯 **How It Works**

1.  **User hits “Clock In”**
2.  A popup appears prompting:
    -   Project (required if enforced)
    -   Phase (optional if set for project)
    -   Cost Code (required if enforced)
3.  User taps **Clock In**
4.  Timer starts

When finished:

-   User taps **Clock Out**
-   Or uses **Switch** to change to another task

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### 🔁 **Optional Features That Tie In**

| Feature | Behavior |
| --- | --- |
| 📍 Geofencing | Prevents clock-in/out outside jobsite boundary (active/passive) |
| 📸 Facial Capture | Triggers selfie camera at clock-in/out |
| ⏱ Auto Submission | Triggers signature + submission prompt at clock-out |
| 📝 Form Triggering | Forms can launch automatically on clock-in or clock-out |

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### 🧪 **Best Use Cases**

-   Workers using **personal devices**
-   Companies enforcing **GPS or facial tracking**
-   Teams who need **real-time accountability**

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### 🧠 **Tips & Notes**

-   Users will **see red asterisks** on their time cards if they breach geofence while using this method
-   **Switching tasks** resets the timer and logs time to the new selection
-   Works offline; entries sync when signal returns (if using the mobile app)