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# Overview of Timesheet & Monitoring Settings

## 🧭 Flowace – Timesheet & Monitoring Settings Guide
This article explains how to configure **Timesheet & Monitoring** settings under **Default Settings** in Flowace Premium.

### 🔹 Accessing the Settings
* Log in to your Flowace account (Admin settings).
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* From the left-hand menu, go to **Default Settings** → **Timesheet & Monitoring**.
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* Adjust your organization’s monitoring and timesheet preferences here.
> **Note:** Changes made will only apply to **new users**. Existing users will retain their current settings.

## 🕓 Timesheet Settings
These settings control how work time and activity are tracked and managed.
| Setting | Description | Default |
| ---- |
| **Privacy Mode** | When enabled, limits visibility of detailed activity to protect user privacy. | Off |
| **Idle Alert** | Sends an alert when a user is idle for a defined period. | On |
| **Idle Interval (mins)** | Time (in minutes) before a user is marked idle. | 5 mins |
| **Lock Timesheet** | Prevents editing of timesheets older than a set number of days. | Off |
| **Older than (days)** | Number of days after which the timesheet is locked. | 5 days |
| **Delete Timesheet** | Allows deletion of user timesheets. | On |
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## 🖥️ Monitoring Settings
These settings determine how employee activity is tracked for productivity monitoring.
| Setting | Description | Default |
| ---- |
| **Track Cursor and Keypad Activity** | Records keyboard and mouse activity levels. | Off |
| **Enable Screenshots** | Captures periodic screenshots of user screens for monitoring. | On |
| **Screenshot Interval (mins)** | Time interval between screenshots. | 5 mins |
| **Capture Internet Usage** | Tracks websites and online applications used. | On |
| **Internet Usage Interval (mins)** | Interval between internet usage capture events. | 5 mins |
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## 💾 Saving Your Changes
* After configuring the settings, click **Save** (button will activate once changes are made).
* To discard updates, click **Cancel**.

## 🧩 Additional Options
* **User Permissions**: Manage who can view or modify these settings.
* **Setup Onboarding**: Track your onboarding progress (visible at the bottom left).

## 💬 Need Help?
If you encounter issues or have questions, click the **Help** button in the lower-right corner or select **Talk to Support** at the top.

### 📘 Summary
This section allows admins to manage timesheet and monitoring preferences, helping balance productivity tracking with privacy and compliance needs.