Time-based extensions

When you first add a countdown extension to your base, it'll automatically open the new extension's settings page.

Under the Clock type settings, you can choose to display the clock as digital, analog, or both.

From the City dropdown menu, pick the city whose time you want to display on the clock. You can search for specific cities by typing a search query. If the specific city you want is not represented in the menu, pick a city in the same timezone as the timezone you want to display.

Pick a color for your clock from the available swatches, and—if you want—give the clock a custom label. If you don't give the clock a custom label, the clock will automatically be labeled with the name of the city you chose in the City dropdown menu. If you do give the clock a custom label, it will overwrite the name of the city.

You can track time for existing records, or create new records directly from the time tracker extension. After you've added the time tracker extension to your base, you'll need to adjust the settings.

Pick the table in which you'd like your records to be created using the Table dropdown menu; select a start date field. (The start date field is optional, but must be configured as a date field.)

You have the option of designating a user field. If you do this, the field you designate will automatically get filled in with the name of whichever collaborator starts the time tracker.

You can choose to pick a "view" for the time tracker extension. If a view is selected, only records from that view will be shown when picking a record to start tracking time.

Then, choose your duration field (which must be configured as a number field or a duration field) and duration unit—either minutes or hours.

When you're all set up, select Done. A large button will now appear labeled Start tracking. Clicking this button will let you choose an existing record to add time tracking to, or create a new record to start tracking time.

Instead of selecting an existing record, you can choose to create a brand new record by selecting + Add new record.

This will create a new record with a value in the designated start time field. If you set up a collaborator field, the collaborator field will automatically fill in with the name of whichever collaborator started the tracker (but you can change the collaborator later if you need to).

The time tracker will continue running even if you switch to a different base or leave Airtable. If you select Expand record you can add and edit fields associated with your tracked record.

You can also pause your session by clicking on the yellow pause button.

Click the Stop tracking button when you're ready. This will stop the timer and add a value into the designated duration field. If you didn't add project details earlier, you can now with titles, links, and checkboxes to designate whether or not you've completed the task at hand.