# Set up check-in reminders

Choose when Brev reminds your team to check in, and whether reminders go by email, Slack or Microsoft Teams.

A check-in rhythm sends a reminder on a schedule to every active member with goals due on Check in.

**Who can do this:** roles with Manage product settings, Owners and Admins by default. See [Roles & permissions](https://help.brev.io/roles-and-permissions/#matrix).

## Turn on reminders {#steps}

1. Open Settings. Under Goals, click **Check-ins**.
2. Turn on **Check-in rhythm**. It starts at Mon at 08:30, Pacific time.
3. Click the schedule button. Pick **Weekly** and the days, or **Daily** and how many days apart.
4. Set **Time:** and **Time Zone:**, then click away to save.
5. Check that **Email reminder**, **Slack reminder** or **Teams reminder** is on. Slack and Teams stay greyed out until they're connected.
6. To preview, click **Test** on the **Test Run** row. It sends the reminder only to you.

![Settings, Check-ins: the Check-in rhythm switch and schedule, the Email, Slack and Teams reminder rows, and Test Run.](https://help.brev.io/doc-assets/screenshots/settings-product-checkin-reminders.png)

> **Tip: Success check**
>
> The schedule button shows your days and time, for example Mon at 08:30. The test reminder reaches you on each channel you turned on.

## What each switch covers {#switches}

- **Email reminder**: Email only. It shows while the rhythm is on.
- **Slack reminder**: A Slack DM, which members can answer in Slack.
- **Teams reminder**: A Microsoft Teams 1:1 message.
- **In-app reminder**: No switch. Every send also adds a notification in Brev.

- A scheduled send goes out only while Email reminder or Slack reminder is on.
- Turning the rhythm off also turns Email reminder off. Turn it back on by hand.
- Members can opt out with their own Check-in reminders setting in [Notifications](https://help.brev.io/settings-notifications/#needs-your-attention).

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