# How to Use or Start the Timer?

> Click Quick Links>Timer Select a Project Click on the ‘Start Timer’, It will then select the default project automatically. If you need to change the project, just click on the ‘Project’ field and scroll down to select your project. (Note: you have to enter a backspace before search) Select […]

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Click **Quick Links>Timer**

### **Select a Project**

Click on the ‘Start Timer’, It will then select the default project automatically. If you need to change the project, just click on the ‘Project’ field and scroll down to select your project.

(Note: you have to enter a backspace before search)   

![](https://helpdesk.orangescrum.com/images/help/2016/05/Select-a-Project.jpg)

### **Select a Task**

Select a ‘Task(s) from the present tasks or you can add a new ‘Task(s)’ to the selected ‘Project’.

Note: Enter a backspace to add a new ‘Task’.

![](https://helpdesk.orangescrum.com/images/help/2016/05/Select-a-Task-267x300.jpg)

### **Billable or Non-billable**

1.  Check or un-check the field to ‘Log Time’ for billable or non-billable hours which you can use later to generate ‘Invoice’ as per your billable hours.
2.  cancel, click on **cancel** button. The Log time will flash in Time Log page or Task detail page of the selected Task.

**Note**: You can’t log time for less than one minute.

![](https://helpdesk.orangescrum.com/images/help/2016/05/Billable-or-Non-billable-263x300.jpg)

### **Pause & Play**

You can **Pause** and **Play** the ‘Timer‘ for a particular Task with ease. It will be added as your break time.

![](https://helpdesk.orangescrum.com/images/help/2016/05/Pause-Play.jpg)