CLOCKTRAIL WALKTHROUGH

From new account to approved payroll week.

Use this guide before you sign up, while you set up the company, or when a teammate needs a quick answer.

01

CREATE THE COMPANY

Start with your company rules

Create the owner account, enter the six-digit email confirmation code, then choose the company time zone, workweek start, and overtime threshold.

02

START THE TRIAL

Add the card on Stripe’s secure page

ClockTrail sends you to Stripe to collect payment details for the seven-day trial. After checkout, you return directly to the owner dashboard.

03

ADD THE TEAM

Invite employees—or track your own time

Add each employee’s name and email, optionally assign an employee ID, and send the invitation. Owners and administrators can enable time tracking for themselves without another login.

04

TRACK WORK

Clock in, take a break, and clock out

The employee clock uses the secure server time. Current-day and current-week totals update automatically, and employees can request a correction if a punch needs attention.

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Clocked out

Ready to start?

Your punch time comes from the secure server.

Clock in
Worked today00:00:00Current week18:30:00
05

REVIEW THE WEEK

Resolve exceptions before approval

Owners and administrators see open shifts, overlapping records, corrections, and time-off requests. Review the details, make a decision, and approve complete weekly timesheets.

TIMESHEETS

Week of Aug 24–30

Ready to approve
Jordan Smith38.50 h0.00 h OT
Alex Rivera41.75 h1.75 h OT
Taylor Lee32.00 h8.00 h PTO
3 timesheets reviewedApprove week
06

EXPORT PAYROLL

Download a readable payroll file

Choose the approved payroll week and export employee IDs, punch-in and punch-out times, two-decimal totals, regular hours, overtime, and paid time off.

PAYROLL FILES

Readable exports

CSV + PDF
Regular hours112.25Overtime1.75Paid time off8.00
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ClockTrail payrollAug 24–30 · 3 employees
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YOUR NEXT STEP

Set up the company in a few focused steps.

The owner dashboard keeps this guide available after signup.

Start 7-day trial