# Using the Timesheet Summary view

- URL: https://www.usewisecost.com/help/employees/using-the-timesheet-summary-view
- Audience: Team members
- Last updated: 2026-09-19
- Part of the WiseCost Help Center: https://www.usewisecost.com/help

> The Timesheet Summary tab in WiseCost shows your payroll period as a weekly grid. Type hours per day and class, and send your timesheet from there.

The **Timesheet Summary** tab in WiseCost shows your whole payroll period as a grid: one row per class or project and one column per day. Open **Time Tracker**, click the **Timesheet Summary** tab and type your hours in the cells. It is the quickest way to fill in several days at once, and you can send your timesheet for approval from there.

## Open it

1. Open **Time Tracker**.
2. At the top, click **Timesheet Summary**. The other tab, **Time Tracker**, is the entry-by-entry view. WiseCost remembers the tab you used last.

[Screenshot: Timesheet Summary grid with one row per class and one column per day]

## Fill in your hours

1. Find the row of what you worked on. If it is not there, click **Add class** (or **Add project**, depending on how your company charges time).
2. Click the cell of the day and type the hours.
3. Check the totals: the bottom row adds up each day and the whole period. You can also click a row's own total to redistribute its hours proportionally across the period, instead of retyping every cell.

## Send it for approval

When the period is over and your hours are complete, click **Send for Approval**. Sending your timesheet is your certification that the hours are correct.

## Which view should you use?

Use **Time Tracker** when you log as you work, with the timer, or when each entry needs its own description. Use **Timesheet Summary** to review your period at a glance or to fill in several days. Logging your time every day keeps it accurate, whichever view you use.