Tips and Tricks

Moving Tabs
You can re-order the tabs by simply clicking the tab header and dragging it to a new location.

Moving Timers
You can move a timer up and down within a tab by clicking on the up and down arrows on the right hand side of the timer. You can also quickly move a timer by putting the cursor into the timer’s text box and using the up and down arrow keys on your keyboard.

Flagging Timers
If you want to flag a timer (maybe to mark it as done or to remind yourself about something related to the task), you can mark it with one of seven coloured indicators. Just right click on the time portion of the timer and Select “Flag” and the colour you want. To remove the flag, select “Flag” and choose “None”.

Change Timer Displays
You can change the foreground and background colours of the timer displays to make it easier to see which timers are running and not. Just go to the options screen (available under the Timers menu) and set the colours that work best for you.

Add and Subtract Time
If you ever need to adjust the time for one of your timers, simply right click on the display and a menu will appear with options to add and subtract time.

Copy Time to the Clipboard
You can quickly copy a timer’s clock to the clipboard by simply left clicking on the display. This is handy when you need to paste the time into another program.

Backup Your Timer Data
If you wish to backup your timers (or transfer them to another PC), simply copy the WatchMeConfig.xml file to a secure location. To restore, just overwrite the existing file with the version you saved previously. To determine where the WatchMeConfig.xml file is stored, go to the Help | About menu.

  • Herb
    #1 written by Herb 2 months ago

    I really like some of the recent updates you’ve added to WatchMe. I particularly appreciate the option to only allow one timer to run simultaneously. This is very useful.

    I plan to make a donation to this project. I have a request, however. If you could add an option to show the start and stop time of each timer this application would be even more valuable to me.

    Thanks,

    Herb

    • Scott
      #2 written by Scott 2 months ago

      Hi Herb,

      I’m working on the next release right now that will include detailed logging of timers, so the ability to show start and stop times would certainly be doable.

  • Dr. Max
    #3 written by Dr. Max 1 month ago

    Would love to see a sync with the computer clock so as to keep timers going, (caught up ) unless turned off, when the computer sleeps or is turned off and then later is turned back on.

    For some timers, I would like to keep on a weekly or even monthly basis

    I am also doing a radio program but I find that I need to start the timer right when the show begins, or everything is off, it would be nice to see independent clocks keeping the hours and seconds.
    great software!

    Dr. Max

  • Dr. Max
    #4 written by Dr. Max 1 month ago

    I would like the timers to be going with the right time when I turn on the computer! (unless timers stopped before shutdown!

    thanks again,
    Dr. Max

  • Tony
    #5 written by Tony 1 week ago

    Great program! But …please tell me how to set an “alert” for after a certain time. Thank you.

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