Fill out a Check-in

Each Check-in's pulse question asks, "How did you feel at work since your last Check-in?" on a 1-5 scale.

How to answer the Pulse question:

1. Select the number that most aligns with how you felt at work since you last submitted a Check-in.
2. (Optional) Add additional written context by clicking Anything to add? and a text field will appear.
3. (Optional) Make your written answer private to you and your manager by clicking the lock icon on the right-hand side of the text box.

The Objectives section is where you can make updates to any objectives and key results that you own. If you don't own any objectives or key results, this section will not appear on your Check-in.

How to update an objective or key result:

1. Set the status of your objective. If you're the objective owner, you must select whether each objective is On track, Behind, or At risk. You won't be able to submit your Check-in without selecting a status.
   
2. Update a key result you own by clicking Key results (#) and aligned objectives (#). All aligned key results and objectives will appear in the dropdown list, and you can change the current progress by clicking into the 'Current' box.
   
3. Comment on an objective by clicking the chatbox icon in the upper, right-hand corner of the objective box. A comment box will appear below the objective. Any comments you leave will also be visible in the activity feed on the objective's overview page.
   
4. Close, view, or delete an objective by clicking "..." in the upper, right-hand corner of the objective box. If you need to make updates to an objective or key results, select 'View' from the dropdown and follow the steps to edit your objective.
   
5. Updates made to your objective or key results will be reflected on the Objectives dashboard once you submit your Check-in.

The Priorities section of your Check-in allows you to create, track, and mark priorities as complete. Two sections appear here: 1) Mark priorities from your past Check-in as complete, and 2) What do you intend to accomplish between now and your next Check-in?

Mark priorities from your past Check-in as complete

In this section, you will see the priorities that you set on your previous Check-in. This section will not appear on your first-ever Check-in, as you have yet to set any priorities.

• If new priorities pop up during the current Check-in period, you can add them to this section by clicking Add a new priority. Doing this makes it easy for you to communicate to your manager what you accomplished during the Check-in period— even if you didn't originally set it as a priority.
• Mark a past priority as complete by clicking the checkmark to its left.
• Comment on a past priority by clicking the chatbox icon to its right.
• Carry an incomplete priority over to your next Check-in by clicking the cycle icon to its right. This will cause the priority to show up in the "What do you intend to accomplish between now and your next Check-in?" priorities section of the Check-in you're filling out.
• Leave a past priority as 'incomplete' by doing nothing. When you submit your Check-in, the priority will show as incomplete and will not automatically carry over to your next Check-in.
• Edit a past priority by clicking into the priority's text field and making desired edits.
• Delete a past priority by clicking into the priority's text field and removing all text.
• Link a past priority to an objective you own by hovering over the priority and clicking the link icon. All objectives you own will appear in a dropdown menu for you to select from.
• Add an emoji by hovering over the priority and clicking the smiley face icon. You can also add an emoji using the control + command + spacebar shortcut on your keyboard.

What do you intend to accomplish between now and your next Check-in?

In this section, you should choose what your priorities will be for your next Check-in period.

• Add a future priority by clicking into the "Add a new priority" text field. 
• Edit a future priority by clicking into the priority's textfield and making desired edits.
• Delete a future priority by clicking into the priority's text field and removing all text.
• Link a future priority to an objective you own by hovering over the priority and clicking the link icon. All objectives you own will appear in a dropdown menu for you to choose from.
  Linked priorities will appear on the Objective page in the 'Priorities' section, which is located above the activity feed. Only people that have visibility into your Check-in can see your linked priorities on the Objective page.
• Add an emoji by hovering over the priority and clicking the smiley face icon. You can also add an emoji using the control + command + spacebar shortcut on your keyboard.

The Questions section of your Check-in includes all company-wide, group-specific, or individual questions that have been added for you for the current Check-in period.

Questions can be required or optional. You must answer all required questions to submit your Check-in. If a question is optional, it will appear with (optional) to its right. The frequency and audience of a question are listed underneath it.

• Answer a question by clicking into the "Add a new answer" text field and typing your answer.
• Edit an answer by clicking into the text field and making desired edits.
• Delete an answer by clicking into the text field and removing all text.
• Make an answer private to you and your manager by hovering over the answer and clicking the lock icon.
• Add an answer to your 1-on-1 agenda with your manager by hovering over the answer and clicking the double chatbox icon.
• Add an emoji by hovering over the answer and clicking the smiley face icon. You can also add an emoji using the control + command + spacebar shortcut on your keyboard.
• Attach a file by hovering over the answer and clicking the file icon.

The 'Your Feedback' section gives you the opportunity to share anything that wasn't specifically asked about in other sections of your Check-in by asking, "Anything else you'd like to add?". This section is optional, meaning you don't have to share anything here to submit your Check-in.

• Answer this question by clicking into the "Add a new answer" text field and typing your answer.
• Edit an answer by clicking into the text field and making desired edits.
• Delete an answer by clicking into the text field and removing all text.
• Make an answer private to you and your manager by hovering over the answer and clicking the lock icon.
• Add an answer to your 1-on-1 agenda with your manager by hovering over the answer and clicking the double chatbox icon.
• Add an emoji by hovering over the answer and clicking the smiley face icon. You can also add an emoji using the control + command + spacebar shortcut on your computer.
• Attach a file by hovering over the answer and clicking the file icon.

The option to give a High Five is included in the last section of your Check-in. High Fives given in this section will be sent to the recipient(s) once your Check-in is submitted. You can use @mentions to high-five an individual, multiple people, group(s), the entire company (using @all), or an external email address.

How to high-five a teammate:

1. Write your high-five by clicking into the "Write a message" text field and typing your high five.
   
2. @mention teammates by typing the @ symbol, followed by the first letter or two of the team member or group you want to mention. Then, select their name from the dropdown list.
   
3. (Optional) Include a company value hashtag by typing the symbol #. A dropdown will appear that lists all of your company's uploaded values.
   
4. (Optional) Change the privacy of your high five from public to private by clicking 'Public' to the right of the high five and selecting the 'Private' option.
   
5. Recipients will be notified of the high five when you submit your Check-in.

If you want to give praise for teamwork, bring someone into a conversation to resolve an issue, or keep someone in the loop on a project you've been working on, you can use @mentions. With @mentions, you can tag an individual, multiple people, a group, or even the entire company! Read more about @mentions.

To @mention a teammate, follow these steps:

1. Go to any comment or answer section of your Check-in.
2. Type in the @ symbol and start typing the first letter or two of the team member or group you want to mention, then select their name from the dropdown list.

Once you submit your Check-in, you can add items from your Check-in to your 1-on-1 agenda with your direct manager. The items will appear as talking points on your 1-on-1 agenda.

Prior to submitting a Check-in, you can only add answers given to Check-in questions to your 1-on-1 agenda. Upon submission, you can add items from all sections of your Check-in.

Add an answer to your 1-on-1 agenda before submission

1. Hover over the item and click on the 'double chat bubble' icon.
2. Hovering over this icon will display the text, "Add this answer to your 1-on-1 agenda with [your direct manager's name]."
3. The answer itself will appear as a talking point on your 1-on-1 agenda.

Add an item to your 1-on-1 agenda after submission

1. click '...' to the right of the item and select 'Add to 1-on-1 agenda' from the dropdown menu.
2. If desired, click Rename this talking point to rename your answer with a short title. If you don't want to rename the talking point, that's okay too!
3. Click Save.
4. The renamed title or the answer itself will appear as a talking point on your 1-on-1 agenda.

'Wins & challenges' is a private section of your profile that allows you to collect a list of your biggest wins and toughest challenges directly from your Check-in— making reflection easier down the road. Read more about Wins & challenges.

Add an answer to your 1-on-1 agenda before submission

1. Click '...' to the right of the answer you want to add as a win or a challenge and select 'Add to wins & challenges' from the dropdown menu.
   
2. Once an answer is added to wins & challenges, it will appear in the Check-in with a banner that says, "[Your name] flagged for wins & challenges."
   
3. Now head on over to view the 'Wins & challenges' section of your profile. Here, you'll see the answer you just added. Only you can see these wins & challenges— not your manager, account admins, or anyone else.
   
4. The item will appear in the "Unsorted" section to begin with, but you can drag and drop the item into the correct category by hovering over the answer and using the six-dot icon to its left.
   
5. Last but not least, click Add a new note to provide context as to why you added the item to Wins & challenges, so you have something to refer back to when it comes time for a review cycle or 1-on-1 meeting.
   

To embed a picture in a Check-in answer, copy and paste the code below, replacing the URL with a link to your image:

![](http://yourlinktoapicture.com)

If you downloaded the picture to your desktop, grab the URL by right clicking into image and then clicking 'Get info' or the equivalent.

The image will appear in code form until you submit your Check-in.

To use an animated gif in a High Five or a Check-in answer, copy and paste the code below, replacing the URL with a direct link to the gif:
![](http://gifWebsite.com/yourGif.gif)

The gif will appear in code form until you submit your Check-in.

To attach a file to one of your Check-in answers, simply click on the paperclip icon in the answer text box and select the desired file from your computer.

15Five supports markdown across most features, including Check-ins. Check out our "Use markdown throughout 15Five" Help Center article for more information.