How can I customize the number of hours in a work day?

The Work Calendar default schedule is set to 8am – 5pm. You can change the Work Calendar to customize the typical work day to specific hours.

To define the Work Calendar in the Schedule View:

1. From the Format menu, select Schedule.
The Format Schedule View dialog opens.
2. Click the Work Calendar tab.
3. Select the Use Custom Work Calendar option.
4. Define the Work Calendar with the options described below.

To set the work hours for a Specific day (such as a vacation day):

1. In the Work Calendar tab, in the Define Specific Days area, select a year and month to display from the drop-down list.
The month appears in the calendar below.
2. Select a day from the calendar.
3. In the Work Shift Details table, enter the periods of time that should be considered work hours for that day.

-or-

Click the

Clear Day

button to remove all work hours from that day.

The total work hours for that specific day appear in the calendar.
1. Click OK to apply your changes and close the Format Schedule View dialog.

To set the work hours for a Typical day of the week (such as every Monday):

1. In the Work Calendar tab, in the Define Typical Week Days area, click on the day of the week for which you want to define typical hours.
2. In the Work Shift Details table, enter the periods of time that should be considered work hours for that day of the week.
The total number of work hours appears under that day in the Define Typical Week Days area.
3. Repeat this procedure for each day of the week you wish to set.
4. Click OK to apply your changes and close the Format Schedule View dialog.

To set the work hours for the Base Work Day (used in calculations):

1. In the Work Calendar tab, in the Hours in a Base Work Day area, enter the number of hours in a base work day.
The Base Work Day defines how durations of work hours are calculated.
2. Click OK to apply your changes and close the Format Schedule View dialog.

Notes:

• Only specific (non-typical) days are displayed in the calendar at the bottom of the dialog.
• In the Hours area, you must enter periods of time in both the Start and Finish columns. For instance, the default work day is 8:00AM to 12:00PM and 1:00PM to 5:00PM.
• The Copy Day button copies the work shift details for a typical or specific day to the Clipboard. The Paste Day button pastes work shift details from the Clipboard to a typical or specific day.
• The work shift details for a typical day can be pasted to a specific day or vice versa.
• The Copy Calendar button copies the contents of the work calendar to the Clipboard. The Paste Calendar button pastes a Work Calendar from the Clipboard to the open Work Calendar.