{"id":70980,"date":"2026-06-22T11:32:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T10:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/help\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/how-do-i-configure-name-tags-and-pickup-slips-for-the-check-in-module\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T16:25:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T15:25:33","password":"","slug":"how-do-i-configure-name-tags-and-pickup-slips-for-the-check-in-module","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/preparations-check-in\/how-do-i-configure-name-tags-and-pickup-slips-for-the-check-in-module\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I configure name tags and pickup slips for the Check-in module?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One particularly helpful feature for check-in is the automation of printing tasks: This allows you to print name tags or pickup slips for children&#8217;s church directly as you record attendance.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this article, you&#8217;ll learn how to configure these features in the <a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/system-settings\/general-system-settings\/overview-of-system-settings\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"7448\">System settings<\/a>. To do so, navigate to the <em>System settings<\/em> in your ChurchTools system <strong> <\/strong>for the <em>Check-in<\/em> module.<\/p>\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ccdadb1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#3e70ce;border-left-width:0.5rem;background-color:#f3f5f7;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong>Hinweis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">Before the event, consider what information is truly necessary on name tags and pick-up slips. Especially when it comes to children, your congregation should establish internally what information will be printed and how pick-up slips will be verified on-site. <\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Check-in Settings<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the &#8221; <em>Check-in with Individual Labels<\/em> &#8221; section (1), you can configure what an individual label should look like.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the <em>&#8220;Check-in with Pick-up Slip<\/em> &#8221; section (2), you can create a separate pick-up slip for parents in addition to the label for the child. To avoid printing a slip for every child, you can use <em>the tags for the children involved<\/em> (3) to precisely control which participants this feature should apply to. To do this, specify the participant tags you are using. This allows you to precisely limit printing to only the children involved.   <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CTC-2026-05-28-at-16.06.34.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"867\" height=\"972\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CTC-2026-05-28-at-16.06.34.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of System settings - Check-in Settings\" class=\"wp-image-64436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CTC-2026-05-28-at-16.06.34.png 867w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CTC-2026-05-28-at-16.06.34-268x300.png 268w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CTC-2026-05-28-at-16.06.34-768x861.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CTC-2026-05-28-at-16.06.34-360x404.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Formatting Content with Placeholders<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The content of the labels and pickup slips can be customized.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you click the <em>pencil icon<\/em> to edit the settings for the <em>label<\/em>, the <em>child&#8217;s label<\/em>, or the <em>parent pickup slip<\/em>, a <em>text editor<\/em> opens. In this editor, you can: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enter <strong>free-form text<\/strong> (e.g., \u201cWelcome to Children\u2019s Church!\u201d).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use <strong>placeholders<\/strong> to automatically extract information from the person&#8217;s data (e.g., the person&#8217;s name or the date).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By using <a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/my-churchtools\/place-holders\/overview-placeholder\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"7644\">placeholders<\/a>, you don&#8217;t have to manually adjust the templates for each event\u2014the data is automatically populated from the stored personal information when you record attendance.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CTC-2026-05-28-at-16.18.27.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CTC-2026-05-28-at-16.18.27.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of a text editor\" class=\"wp-image-64437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CTC-2026-05-28-at-16.18.27.png 698w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CTC-2026-05-28-at-16.18.27-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CTC-2026-05-28-at-16.18.27-360x228.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ccdadb1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#22c55e;border-left-width:0.5rem;background-color:#dcfce7;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong>Tipp<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">If there is a &#8220;.1&#8221; after the last name, only the first letter is printed. If you want the entire last name to be printed, simply omit the &#8220;.1&#8221;. <\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you also want to adjust the font and font size, you can find more information in &#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/preparations-check-in\/connect-label-printer-to-check-in\/\">How do I connect a printer to the Check-in module?<\/a> &#8220;<\/p>\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-artikel-zum-weiterlesen has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-79a8db7e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#f9fafb;margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px;padding-top:32px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Read more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/check-in-en\/overview-check-in\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"7270\">Overview check-in<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/my-churchtools\/place-holders\/overview-placeholder\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"7644\">Overview Placeholder<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/administration\/place-holders\/placeholders-in-churchtools\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"7645\">What placeholders are available?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/preparations-check-in\/connect-label-printer-to-check-in\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"7393\">How do I connect a printer to the Check-in module?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One particularly helpful feature for check-in is the automation of printing tasks: This allows you to print name tags or pickup slips for children&#8217;s church directly as you record attendance. 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