Time card calculator guides
Practical tips for employees and payroll teams using a free time card calculator—timesheets, CSV export, overnight shifts, and custom pay periods.
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Free Guide6 min readHow to Fill Out a Time Card Before Submitting to Payroll
A step-by-step guide to recording clock times, deducting breaks, and double-checking totals before you hand your time card to payroll.
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Free Guide6 min readPrint or Export Time Cards to CSV for Payroll (Free Guide)
When to print, download PDF, or export CSV, what payroll-ready columns look like, and how to export from our free calculator.
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Free Guide6 min readHow to Calculate Overnight Shift Hours (Crossing Midnight)
Why overnight shifts confuse manual math, the +24-hour formula, and how to log night shifts on a time card without errors.
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Free Guide6 min readCustom Pay Period Time Cards: Track 10–31 Days Without Errors
When weekly or bi-weekly modes do not fit your payroll cycle—and how Custom mode splits overtime across 7-day workweek blocks.
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Free Guide6 min readConvert Clock Time to Decimal Hours for Payroll (Chart + Formula)
Why payroll wants 7.75 instead of 7:45, the divide-by-60 formula, and how to avoid the most common conversion error on your time card.
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Free Guide6 min readTime Card Overtime Calculator: Weekly OT Thresholds Explained
Why bi-weekly OT is not total hours minus 80, how to set threshold and multiplier, and how to align your workweek start with payroll.
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