Hi Jennifer,
Could you please clarify what you mean by getting timesheets to be "recognized"? I want to make sure we're on the same page. Do you mean submitted and approved?
If you do mean submitted and approved, the quickest way to bulk submit and approve timesheets would be to select all timesheets meeting your criteria and then "marking as" submitted then "marking as" approved.
Please let me know if I have misunderstood the situation here and I'll be happy to assist further. If this does not resolve the issue, please log a case with us and we can setup a screenshare to work through this issue.