diff --git a/css/bts_timesheet.css b/css/bts_timesheet.css
index f617782..f9313a7 100644
--- a/css/bts_timesheet.css
+++ b/css/bts_timesheet.css
@@ -668,6 +668,11 @@ div.blueTable.emptyrecord{
 	box-shadow: 1px 1px 10px #f50202;
 }
 
+.divTable.highlight.newcopy{
+	box-shadow: 1px 1px 10px orange;
+	border:5px orange solid;
+}
+
 
 .divTableRow {
     display: table-row;
@@ -759,10 +764,19 @@ div.brating{
    position: absolute;
 }
 
+div.bsave span.ticon-copy{
+    display: none;
+}
+div.bsave span.ticon-save{
+    display: inline-block;
+}
 
-div.bsave.saved span{
+div.bsave.saved span.ticon-save{
     display: none;
 }
+div.bsave.saved span.ticon-copy{
+    display: inline-block;
+}
 
 
 /* short code for the table */
diff --git a/html/job.html b/html/job.html
index b080ebb..bb51ed4 100644
--- a/html/job.html
+++ b/html/job.html
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
             </div>
             <div class="divTableCell bsave saved">
                 <span class="ticon ticon-save"></span>
+                <span class="ticon ticon-copy"></span>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="divTableRow errmsg">
diff --git a/js/bts_timesheet.js b/js/bts_timesheet.js
index 3377e25..2d504e2 100644
--- a/js/bts_timesheet.js
+++ b/js/bts_timesheet.js
@@ -292,6 +292,14 @@
 			var table = $(this).closest('div.divTable');
 			table.data().job.do_save_record();
 		});
+		
+		$(document).on('click', 'span.ticon.ticon-copy', function(){
+			if (!confirm("make a copy of this job?"))
+				return;
+			var table = $(this).closest('div.divTable');
+			var job = table.data().job;
+			clone_data_create_new_job(job.get_record_from_ui());
+		});		
 	    
 		class Job{ //save data for the record, and display it as GUI
 			constructor(data){
@@ -512,6 +520,18 @@
 				this.el.removeClass('emptyrecord');
 			}
 			
+			mark_highlight_me(ms){
+				this.el.addClass('blink_me');
+				this.el.addClass('highlight');
+				this.el.addClass('newcopy');
+				var self = this;
+				setTimeout(function(){
+					self.el.removeClass('blink_me');
+					self.el.removeClass('highlight');
+					self.el.removeClass('newcopy');
+				},ms);
+			}
+			
 			is_start_valid(){
 				var s = this.get_start();
 				return is_valid_date_str(s);
@@ -887,7 +907,7 @@
 			});
 			
 			jobs.forEach(function(e){
-				clone_data_create_new_job(e.data);
+				clone_data_create_new_job(e.get_record_from_ui());
 			});
 		});
 		
@@ -932,7 +952,8 @@
 				f = new Date(f.setDate(f1));
 				data.finish = format_date_time(f);
 			}
-			new Job(data);
+			var newj = new Job(data);
+			newj.mark_highlight_me(1000);//for 1 second;
 		}
 		
 		function is_valid_date_str(val){