How does a timer inside a card help track time spent on each activity, with pause and resume?

Jestor has a timer field right inside the activity's card: you turn it on to start tracking time, can pause it whenever work is interrupted, and resume later, with the system automatically adding up each interval until the activity is finished.

Why does a built-in card timer solve a real problem?

Anyone billing by the hour needs to know exactly how much time was spent on each activity, without relying on a separate spreadsheet or a rough estimate made up at the end of the day. Since interruptions are normal in the middle of an activity, the timer needs to support pause and resume without losing count.

How to use the activity timer in Jestor?

Open the card for the activity in progress.
Click to start the timer and begin counting time.
If you need to stop, click pause — the time already counted stays saved.
Resume when you're back at work; the timer keeps adding from where it left off.
When the activity is done, click finish, and the total time is added to the project's hours balance.

Timer action	Result
Start	Begins counting the activity's time
Pause	Stops counting without losing the time already logged
Resume	Starts adding time again from where it left off
Finish	Adds the total time to the project's hours balance

Why choose Jestor?

The time logged in the timer automatically feeds the project's hours balance — hours contracted minus hours worked — with no separate spreadsheet needed to track how much is still left to deliver in Jestor.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can the timer be paused as many times as needed? Yes, you can pause and resume as many times as the activity needs before it's finished.

Does the logged time show up in any report? Yes, it feeds the hours balance and the revenue-per-hour indicators on the project's dashboard.

Can I manually edit the time if the timer gets it wrong? The record is tied to the activity, so adjustments can be made by reviewing the corresponding card.

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