Items help you record work for a project but you should not create an item for each task that you do. Instead, create items only for the major activities of the project. Then add one or more time entries to each item to keep track when you've done that kind of work.

Let's say that you need to keep track of how much time you spend on the phone with the client for a certain project. Instead of creating an item each time you talk to him or her, you should create a single item and then add time to that item for each call. By doing this, your project will contain several manageable items that have complete time logs.

Time can be added to an item either using the timer or manually. Here's how you can add time to an item manually:

You can always see a time log of the project by clicking the Recorded time label below the items table.