# Manual timekeeping
While not its primary purpose, Wiclax can be used without external timing equipment.
The first possibility will be to enter "bib/time" pairs manually in the results entry form.
For more convenience, Wiclax can be used as a stopwatch. To generate times corresponding to competitors' passages on the line, simply click on the space bar. The times will appear in the right part of the results entry form.
To use the times generated in this way, you have two options:
* you can enter the corresponding bib numbers into the bib column.
* you can enter a bib number in the bib field of the form and press the C key to associate the oldest time in the list.
A more concise solution is to enter only a bib number and validate the results entry form to associate the time of passage with the moment of validation. To obtain this behavior, you must use the following option.
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While there we will note two other possible options: \
\- enter gaps, which will allow you to enter diff times from the leader's time, in replacement of finish times.\
\- chronology control that will warn if a time is entered that is lower than that of a competitor already ranked.
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{% hint style="info" %}
By default, the time base used will be that of the computer's internal clock. But you can use a different time base by initializing the `Wiclax clock`, at the bottom right of the main window.
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It is also possible to pre-validate the entry of a bib number, by pressing the End key on the keyboard. Useful in case you have good visibility before the finish, a radio announcement, or simply that the order of passage is known. The bib number is highlighted in this way:
When a bib is pre-entered in this way, the next time taken manually (space key) or arriving from an external stopwatch will trigger immediate validation of the result.
