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title: "Adding messages to payslips"
slug: "how-do-i-add-messages-to-payslips"
description: "Customise payslip messages in Cintra iQ to communicate important information to employees, ensuring clarity and engagement with each pay period."
updated: 2026-07-29T08:22:46Z
published: 2026-06-10T11:26:21Z
canonical: "help.cintra.co.uk/how-do-i-add-messages-to-payslips"
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# Adding messages to payslips

## What are messages?

In Cintra iQ, you can add customised messages to your employee payslips. Messages can be used to communicate important information to employees.

You can include a message that will be repeatedly displayed on the payslips whenever they are printed. You can also include a one off message for an individual payslip print run.

## How do I create messages?

1. Navigate to the **Employer Window.** Go to **Cintra iQ**: Menu > Payroll > Payroll Setup > Employers Setup > Employers Definitions> Employer window
2. From the Employer Window, you can then PAYE and Payrolls tab > Payrolls associated with the selected PAYE scheme > right-click: New > New Payroll form > [name of payroll] Payroll window
3. In the **Message to print on payslips (max 400 characters):** pane, enter the desired message.

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4. Click the **OK** button. The message is saved and can be printed on each payslip in the pay period.

## How do I create one-off messages?

1. Navigate to the **Payslip Print - Select Payroll, Period and Pay Date** window. Go to **Cintra iQ**: Menu: Payroll > Payroll Tools > Paying Out > Payslip Print.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** The default message appears if it was entered in the **Employers Setup… Main Settings** tab.
2. Select the desired fields.
3. In the **Message to print on payslips (max 400 characters)** pane, edit the default message or enter a new message.
4. Click the **Next** button. The **Payslip Print - Select Sort Order and Detail** level dialog appears.
5. Continue to process and print the payslip. The customisation is made.