This article is for standalone onboarding customers.
Use these steps to create or customize the welcome message that new hires see during onboarding.
- Go to People > People Settings > Onboarding Steps to open the Welcome tab.
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To edit the message, select anywhere in the Welcome Message section and make your changes. You can use the text editor to format and customize the message.
Note: The welcome message has a 6,000-character limit, including spaces.
- To add an image or video, select the appropriate icon in the editor.
- To add a video, select the video icon and enter the video's URL from an external website.
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For example, you can use a video URL from YouTube or Vimeo.
- When you finish making changes, select Save.
Resources
To learn more about changing the onboarding welcome message, refer to Set up onboarding.
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Updated: September 24th, 2026 8502 views 0 likes
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