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+# Timesheet Helper
+
+Timesheet Helper is a collection of Python scripts designed to process text-based timesheets copied from Microsoft Word. The scripts can remove time spans, calculate the duration of time spans, and format the timesheet for either email or timesheet entry purposes.
+
+## Table of Contents
+
+- [Timesheet Helper](#timesheet-helper)
+  - [Table of Contents](#table-of-contents)
+  - [Getting Started](#getting-started)
+    - [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
+    - [Installation](#installation)
+  - [Usage](#usage)
+  - [Scripts](#scripts)
+    - [remove\_times.py](#remove_timespy)
+    - [timesheet\_helper.py](#timesheet_helperpy)
+    - [timesheet.py](#timesheetpy)
+  - [Contributing](#contributing)
+
+## Getting Started
+
+These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+Ensure you have Python installed on your machine. The scripts are written in Python 3.
+
+```bash
+# Check Python version
+python --version
+```
+
+### Installation
+
+Clone the repository to your local machine.
+
+```bash
+# Clone the repository
+git clone https://github.com/Christopher-C-Robinson/Timesheet_Helper.git
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+1. Copy your bulleted timesheet from Microsoft Word.
+2. Paste it within the `timesheet.py` script.
+3. Run the `timesheet.py` script.
+
+```bash
+# Run the script
+python timesheet.py
+```
+
+## Scripts
+
+### remove_times.py
+
+This script defines a function `remove_timespans` that removes time spans from the text.
+
+### timesheet_helper.py
+
+This script defines a function `replace_with_duration` that replaces time spans in the text with their corresponding durations.
+
+### timesheet.py
+
+This script imports functions from the other two scripts and processes a text-based timesheet.
+
+## Contributing
+
+If you would like to contribute to the Timesheet Helper project, please feel free to fork the repository, create a feature branch, and submit a pull request.