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How to use Clox.
Quick guides for setting up Clox, tracking time, managing your crew, and getting hours into payroll. Most take 2 to 4 minutes to read. Need help? Email support@getclox.com.
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Roles and where everyone works
Learn the roles in Clox, where managers work, and the different ways your crew can clock in.
Your first 10 minutes in Clox
Set up your workspace, clock in for a test shift, and invite your first employee.
Inviting your team
Invite employees, see what they receive, and assign the right role to each person.
How clocking in and out works
Learn how clock-ins, breaks, project changes, the automatic lunch deduction, and missed clock-outs work.
Printable cheat sheets
Getting started
Roles and where everyone works
Learn the roles in Clox, where managers work, and the different ways your crew can clock in.
Your first 10 minutes in Clox
Set up your workspace, clock in for a test shift, and invite your first employee.
Getting set up as an employee
Accept your invite, install Clox on your phone, and clock in for the first time.
Get your crew on the Clox app
Install Clox on iPhone or Android, clock in from a phone browser, or set up a shared tablet.
Account security: passwords and sign-in
Reset or change your password, turn on two-factor sign-in, and learn how kiosk PINs work.
Tracking time
How clocking in and out works
Learn how clock-ins, breaks, project changes, the automatic lunch deduction, and missed clock-outs work.
Worksites: location checks with GPS and Wi-Fi
Limit clock-ins to a job site using GPS, the site's Wi-Fi network, or both. See how off-site and suspicious clock-ins are handled.
PIN kiosk mode
Set up a shared tablet where employees clock in and out with their own PIN.
Building schedules
Create one-time or recurring shifts, assign employees, and control whether a scheduled shift is required to clock in.
Clock-in selfies
Require a photo when employees clock in and see where managers can review it.
Projects, clients, and tasks
Set up projects for job costing, connect clients and tasks, assign crew members, and tag time to the right job.
Team
Payroll
Exporting payroll
Export hours for QuickBooks, Gusto, ADP, Paychex, or other payroll systems, or send completed hours directly to QuickBooks Online.
Approving employee timesheets
Review employee hours, fix or add shifts, and approve or reject them. Approved shifts are locked for payroll.
Overtime, double-time, and break rules
Set overtime rules for your company or for each employee, plus double-time, automatic lunch, paid breaks, and rounding.
Reports and exports
View crew hours for any date range, choose the columns you need, and export to CSV, Excel, PDF, or payroll.
Proof of presence
Create a time record a client or auditor can verify. Learn how signed punches, export files, and the public verifier work.