--- title: "Payroll: Dashboard" description: The Payroll Dashboard provides access to the most important aspects of your payroll. Select your check date, enter and review pay data, create manual checks, and view notes all from the Payroll Dashboard. --- [Skip to content](https://help.checkwriters.com/knowledge/payroll-dashboard#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![LG\_Horizontal\_2C\_Pos\_R2-4](https://help.checkwriters.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LG_Horizontal_2C_Pos_R2-4.png?width=240&height=60&name=LG_Horizontal_2C_Pos_R2-4.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Checkwriters Login](https://www.checkwriterspayrollhr.com/) [Checkwriters Login](https://www.checkwriterspayrollhr.com/) Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Checkwriters Knowledge Base](https://help.checkwriters.com/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Payroll](https://help.checkwriters.com/knowledge/payroll?hsLang=en) 3. [Payroll](https://help.checkwriters.com/knowledge/payroll?hsLang=en#payroll) # Payroll: Dashboard ## The Payroll Dashboard provides access to the most important aspects of your payroll. Select your check date, enter and review pay data, create manual checks, and view notes all from the Payroll Dashboard. [Selected Check Date](https://help.checkwriters.com/knowledge/payroll-dashboard#check-date) [Payroll Status](https://help.checkwriters.com/knowledge/payroll-dashboard#status) [Open and Edit Payroll](https://help.checkwriters.com/knowledge/payroll-dashboard#open-edit)   - [Reset Payroll Status](https://help.checkwriters.com/knowledge/payroll-dashboard#reset-status) [Payroll Notes](https://help.checkwriters.com/knowledge/payroll-dashboard#notes) [Manual Check](https://help.checkwriters.com/knowledge/payroll-dashboard#manual-check) [Print Checks](https://help.checkwriters.com/knowledge/payroll-dashboard#print-checks) ![A screenshot of the Payroll Dashboard.](https://help.checkwriters.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/2025-10-30_12-56-36.png?width=670&height=291&name=2025-10-30_12-56-36.png)   --- ### Selected Check Date This section of the dashboard displays the selected check date and pay period. This will always default to the next unprocessed payroll. ![A screenshot of the Selected Check Date section of the Payroll Dashboard.](https://help.checkwriters.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/2025-10-30_13-03-32-1.png?width=555&height=111&name=2025-10-30_13-03-32-1.png) Change the Selected Check Date by selecting the **Calendar ![Calendar icon](https://help.checkwriters.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/icons/2025-10-30_12-52-57.png?width=17&height=16&name=2025-10-30_12-52-57.png)** icon. The **Select a Check Date** aside will appear. Here, you can change the check date and view the status of previous check dates. ![A screenshot of the Select a Check Date aside.](https://help.checkwriters.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/2025-05-20_15-02-25.png?width=431&height=337&name=2025-05-20_15-02-25.png) **Important:** - The **Check Date** is the date the paychecks are sent out. - The **Pay Period** is the set of dates tied to a Check Date. Employees will receive payment for hours worked during the Pay Period on the associated Check Date.   --- ### Payroll Status We help you track where you are in the payroll process with our Payroll Status. These steps show on the Payroll Dashboard and track your progress through the Batches, Import, Review & Submit, and Review pages. ![A screenshot of the Payroll Dashboard, highlighting the location of the two payroll status indicators.](https://help.checkwriters.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/2025-10-30_13-30-37-1.png?width=670&height=163&name=2025-10-30_13-30-37-1.png) - **Status 1**: Not Started → The payroll for the Selected Check Date has not been opened or started. - **Status 2**: Open → The payroll for the Selected Check Date has been opened. Some payroll data may have been entered. When a payroll is Open, it can be [reset](https://help.checkwriters.com/knowledge/payroll-dashboard#reset-status) to Not Started. - **Status 3**: Submitted → The payroll for the Selected Check Date has been submitted by a member of your administration. At this stage, your payroll is actively being processed by Checkwriters. - Once the payroll has been processed at Checkwriters, the final status will show as “Processed”. **Tip:** Following each step of the payroll process, we’ll suggest helpful tips in the **Things to Consider** section of the dashboard. These reminders will help you remember the little things and ensure your payroll process is as smooth as possible.   --- ### Open and Edit Payroll Select **Get Started** to open a payroll that hasn’t been started yet. After a payroll has been started, select **Enter & Review** to proceed to the [Batches](https://help.checkwriters.com/knowledge/payroll-batches?hsLang=en) page.  ![A screenshot of the Payroll Dashboard highlighting the Get Started button.](https://help.checkwriters.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/2025-11-14_13-18-37.png?width=670&height=139&name=2025-11-14_13-18-37.png) ![A screenshot of the Payroll Dashboard highlighting the Enter & Review button.](https://help.checkwriters.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/2026-06-10_13-26-27.png?width=670&height=142&name=2026-06-10_13-26-27.png) #### Reset Payroll Status When a payroll check date is Open, you can reset the status to Not Started by selecting the **menu** ![Menu icon.](https://help.checkwriters.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/icons/2025-08-05_11-57-46.png?width=16&height=13&name=2025-08-05_11-57-46.png), then selecting **Reset Payroll Run**. This will reset all data associated with the check date, including checks, imports, time off, and attendance (excluding Manual Checks). ![A screenshot of the Payroll Dashboard highlighting the Reset Payroll Run option.](https://help.checkwriters.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/2026-06-10_13-26-44.png?width=670&height=190&name=2026-06-10_13-26-44.png) **Tip:** This option is useful if a Check Date was opened earlier than it should have been.     --- ### Payroll Notes **Payroll Notes** can be used to keep track of important information about your payroll. ![A screenshot of the Payroll Notes section of the Payroll Dashboard.](https://help.checkwriters.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/2025-06-12_10-43-25.png?width=255&height=288&name=2025-06-12_10-43-25.png) Select **Add** to create a new note. In addition to the editing note content, you can name the note, enter a Post Date, and an Expiration Date. - Select **menu ![2025-08-05\_11-57-46](https://help.checkwriters.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/icons/2025-08-05_11-57-46.png?width=20&height=16&name=2025-08-05_11-57-46.png)** on a note to edit or delete the note. - Select **Filter** to filter notes using a specific date range or by all **Upcoming** notes, all previous notes (**History**), all notes applicable **Today**, or **All** notes. - Select the **down arrow** on a note to expand and view the full note.   --- ### Manual Check Select the **Manual Check** button to create a new gross-to-net or net-to-gross Manual Check. This creates a single check outside of a regularly scheduled payroll that is printed at your company and will not produce a live check sent out by Checkwriters. ![A screenshot of the Payroll Dashboard, highlighting the Manual Check button.](https://help.checkwriters.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2025-10-30_13-37-27.png?width=670&height=193&name=2025-10-30_13-37-27.png) **More Info:** Learn more about [Manual Checks](https://help.checkwriters.com/knowledge/payroll-manual-check?hsLang=en). --- ### Print Checks If your company has the ability to print payroll checks using Checkwriters check stock, you can do so after the payroll has been processed by selecting **Print Checks** on the dashboard. ![A screenshot of the Payroll Dashboard after the payroll has processed, highlighting the Print Checks button.](https://help.checkwriters.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/2026-03-12_13-14-45.png?width=670&height=347&name=2026-03-12_13-14-45.png) This will redirect you to **Reporting (module) → Print Checks**, where you can select a check date to print. 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