--- title: Text-to-Check In Overview description: Using the keyword CHECK, a parent can text your Text-to-Church number to check in the whole family --- [Skip to content](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/text-to-check-in-overview#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [More support](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) ![Churchteams Logo](https://help.churchteams.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CT%20Churchteams%20Logo.png?width=320&height=62&name=CT%20Churchteams%20Logo.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [More support](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) - [Contact us](https://go.churchteams.com/contact/) [Contact us](https://go.churchteams.com/contact/) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Center](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Check-in](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/check-in?hsLang=en) 3. [Text-to-Check-in](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/check-in?hsLang=en#text-to-check-in) # Text-to-Check In Overview ## Using the keyword CHECK, a parent can text your Text-to-Church number to check in the whole family #### **Text-to-Church Number.** Parents will use the same 10-digit text number you already use for Text-to-Give, Text-to-Register, and Text-to-Attend.  (If you don't currently have a Text-to-Church account, go to **Communicate \> Text \> Text-to-Church Info** to start the process of registering for a number.) #### **Text-to-Check In Keyword(s).** Keyword(s) for Text-to-Check Inare hard-coded into the system and not customizable.  We recommend you give your parents the keyword CHECK; however, the system will recognize this prompt whether someone texts CHECK, CHECK-IN, or CHECKIN. Like our other keywords, upper/lower case doesn't matter.   #### **Printer Station Requirement** You must start a check-in session with the "Use for Text to Check-In" option selected under "Start a Printer Station," or use the [automatic startup schedule](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/how-to-automate-your-check-in-process?hsLang=en), even if you do not plan to use printed security labels. If check-in is not running, they will get the following message. ![T2C No Stations Active](https://help.churchteams.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_5164.jpg?width=396&height=198&name=IMG_5164.jpg) When parents text **CHECK** (and a check-in station is started), they will get back a link: ![T2C Check-In Link](https://help.churchteams.com/hs-fs/hubfs/T2C%20Check-In%20Link.jpg?width=400&height=235&name=T2C%20Check-In%20Link.jpg) If you have more than one active printer station, after clicking the link, the person checking in will choose which printer station or location they are using to check in.  (Be sure to name printer stations so that the locations are easily recognizable, such as Building or Room #.)  If there is only one printer station, it will be used automatically without a prompt. #### **First-time use for regular attendees** If a person has already used Text-to-Give or Text-to-Register, they will be in the system and taken to their family page for check-in.  If not, the software uses their phone number to locate them in the database and prompts them to confirm their identity. #### **Family Check-in page** Once regular attendees click the link to check in, they will be taken to their family check-in page.   Check the box for the class each person is checking into and click the green Check-in button.  A pop-up box will appear confirming that check-in is complete, and the attendee can click Close to complete the process.  A Parent Security code will be texted back if Family Labels (Option C1 in **Check-in \> Views / Settings**) is enabled. ![T2C Check-In Screen](https://help.churchteams.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_5173.jpg?width=325&height=519&name=IMG_5173.jpg) #### **First-time guests not in the database** We recommend setting up a group for guests to register into, such as [creating a Guest Information group](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/h-3?hsLang=en) or using the "Guest Registration" group given to you when your account was created. Once personalized/created go to **Check In \> Views/Settings**, and click on the name of the check-in view that you want to connect the form to. 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