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What is Onboarding checklist?

A short list of tasks shown inside a product that guides new users toward their first success and tracks their progress.

Product onboarding

Onboarding checklist explained

An onboarding checklist breaks getting started into three to five meaningful actions, such as connecting data, creating a first project or inviting a teammate. Users see their progress and can complete tasks in any order.

Checklists tend to outperform long product tours because they give users control and a sense of momentum. Each item should move the user closer to activation.

Example: Complete your profile, connect a data source, create a report from a template, invite a teammate, share your first report.

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