Planning a Week from Scratch
How to draft next week's schedule on an empty calendar and publish it when you're happy.
Starting from Last Week
How to copy last week's shifts as a starting point instead of building from nothing.
Planning a Week That Already Has Shifts
How to add drafts to a week that's already been published, and publish them together.
Planning from the Staff View
How to plan a week from the staff table instead of the calendar.
Letting ScheduleLord Draft It for You
How to have ScheduleLord suggest a whole week's schedule, then review and publish it.
Tracking Hours While You Plan
The plan page keeps a running total of each employee's hours as you add shifts.
Watching Your Labor Cost
The plan calendar shows what the week you're drafting will cost per hour.
Draft Shift Time Errors
What you'll see when a draft shift's times don't make sense.
Saving a Week as a Template
How to save a week's shift layout - jobs, days, and times, without who's assigned - so you can reuse it.
Applying a Template
How to lay a saved template over another week.
Updating a Template
How to rename a template or change the shifts it contains.