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How to log the hours you actually worked

Name: How to log the hours you actually worked
Uploaded: 2026-11-06
Duration: 30 s
Description: Log the hours you actually worked against each planned event in a free calendar, tick them off, see the week's totals and filter by project. Free on Windows.

A calendar shows what you planned. Metre2 Calendar also records what happened: the hours you actually spent on each event, whether it's done, and the week's planned and logged totals - free.

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What you need

A Windows 10 or 11 PC - or just a web browser
Metre2 Calendar - free from the Microsoft Store, no account (or open it in your browser at metre2.co.uk/keystone/calendar/)

Step by step

Open the event

Click the event, then Edit.

Enter the hours you worked

Type them in Actual duration (hrs) - 2.5 for two and a half hours.

Tick it completed

Tick Completed and save. The event shows a tick.

See the week's totals

Click Tracking in the sidebar: planned hours, logged hours, completed events and a day-by-day breakdown.

Look at one project

Click a project chip in the sidebar to see only its events.

Tips

Planned hours come from each event's start and end, so you only type the actual hours.
Project Report in Calendar Pro totals the hours for one project and exports them as CSV.

Frequently asked questions

Is time tracking free?

Yes. Logging hours and the weekly totals are free. Project Report with CSV export is part of Calendar Pro.

Try Calendar - it's free

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