{"id":2385,"date":"2025-06-17T10:50:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T10:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/?p=2385"},"modified":"2025-06-30T08:58:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T08:58:11","slug":"how-can-i-edit-leave-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/productivity\/how-can-i-edit-leave-types\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can I Edit Leave Types?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To update existing leave categories and their properties, you can easily edit leave types through the settings panel. 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Find the leave type you want to modify and click the <strong>Edit<\/strong> button next to it.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"328\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-43.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-43.png 328w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-43-300x29.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> A pop-up window titled <strong>Edit Leave Type<\/strong> will appear, allowing you to make changes.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-44.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-44.png 600w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-44-300x152.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\n<p><strong>Step 6: <\/strong>You can edit the following details:<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Leave Type Name<\/strong>: Enter the name of the leave type.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Paid Status<\/strong>: Indicate whether the leave type is paid.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Medical Leave<\/strong>: Specify if the leave type is categorized as medical.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Color Code<\/strong>: Assign a specific color to represent this leave type.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\n<p><strong>Step 7: <\/strong>After configuring these details, click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To update existing leave categories and their properties, you can easily edit leave types through the settings panel. 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