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Click here for a quick start ## absence.io - Shortly explained - [What is absence.io?](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/what-is-absence.io) - [Invoicing, Subscriptions & Trial Phase](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/invoicing-subscriptions-trial-phase) ## Intro for your Employees - [User manual for your employees](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/user-manual-for-your-employees) - [Create Absences](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/create-absences) - [Different Options to track your Time](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/different-options-to-track-your-time) - [Adding a Profile Picture](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/adding-a-profile-picture) - [Changing Your Account Language](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/changing-your-account-language) ## Setting up your account - [Assistants - Let Users add Absences for other users](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/assistants-let-users-add-absences-for-other-users) - [Settings Overview](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/everything-about-settings) - [Dashboard](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/hc/en-us/articles/115001492729-dashboard) - [Set up your account in 5 Steps](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/set-up-your-account-in-5-steps) - [Set up and assign allowances](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/set-up-and-assign-allowances) - [Reports and its Functions](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/reports-and-its-functions) - [Create Custom Holidays](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/create-custom-holidays) - [Assign public holidays to locations](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/assign-holidays-to-locations) - [Assigning Roles to a User](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/assigning-roles-to-a-user) - [Inviting Users Manually](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/inviting-users-manually) - [Create Teams, Departments and Locations](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/create-teams-departments-and-locations) - [How to assign allowances to my employee](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/how-to-assign-allowances-to-my-employee) - [Create New Leave Types](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/create-new-leave-types) - [The Users Tab and its Functions](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/the-users-tab-and-its-functions) - [Our import service for your employee data](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/our-import-service-for-your-employee-data) - [Edit Public Information](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/edit-public-information) - [Setting Up Your Account Mid-Year: What's the Best Way to Handle Vacation Days / Residual Leave?](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/account-unterj%C3%A4hrig-einrichten-was-passiert-mit-den-urlaubstagen) See less ▼ - [Getting started](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/getting-started#main-content) - [absence.io - Shortly explained](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/getting-started#absence-io-shortly-explained) - [Intro for your Employees](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/getting-started#intro-for-your-employees) - [Setting up your account](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/getting-started#setting-up-your-account) - 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