Instructional Guide for Managing Board Portal Content


Adding Notifications

Example:

Add New Post Page:

Instructions:

  • begin by clicking on Posts in the dashboard menu
  • select Add New Post
  • Add the notification title in the Add Title section
  • The area labeled “Type / to choose a block” is the content area of the post. For standard text, simply begin typing, copy and paste content, or use the blue + button in the upper left to add other page structures such as columns or buttons
  • to right of the + button, in order:
  • the edit/select button – switches between editing blocks and just being able to select and move them around
    • Undo – undoes last action
    • Redo – redoes the last undone action
    • Document Overview – shows a list view of all parts of the content area of notification, useful for directly selecting individual parts or moving sections around
  • In the righthand column, make sure Post is selected at the top
  • Under Category, select the checkbox beside Announcement AND the checkbox for the subgroup of announcements (Agenda Revision, Document Amendments, & Meeting) Updates)
  • To preview your notification/post
    • select Save Draft in the upper righthand corner
    • click on the monitor icon to right of Save Draft and then select Preview in New Tab
  • When finished, click on Publish in the upper righthand corner
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Adding Meetings

Example:

Add New Meeting Page:

Instructions:

begin by clicking on Meetings in the dashboard menu

  • select Add New
  • Add the meeting title in the Add Title section
  • Enter meeting info in to the content box
  • Below the content box is Content Permissions, this can be used to restrict who can see this meeting even for those logged in, specifically for board members or marketing users.
  • In the righthand column
    • add the meeting date
    • select whether the meeting is visible to the public (non-logged in users)
  • add supporting documents in their appropriate sections
  • each document can be set to private individually
  • To preview your meeting
    • select Save Draft in the upper righthand corner
    • then click on the Preview button
  • When finished, click on Publish in the upper righthand corner
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Adding Users

Add New User Page:

Instructions:

  • begin by clicking on Users in the dashboard menu
  • select Add New User
  • fill out the user information
  • use either the generated password or add a desired password
  • keep the Send the new user an email about their account checkbox checked
    • this will also give them the option to add a new password
  • select their User Role
  • click on Add New user
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Adding Glossary Definitions

Example:

Add New Definition Page:

Instructions:

  • begin by clicking on Glossary in the dashboard menu
  • select Add New
  • Add the new glossary word in the Add Title section
  • Enter definition in to the content box
  • in the righthand column, select the letter the word will be found under
  • when finished, select Publish in the upper righthand corner
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Updating the Alert Bar

Example:

Options Page:

Instructions:

  • begin by selecting Notification Bar under Settings in the dashboard menu
  • there are two main sections, Display and Content
  • most options under Display won’t be needed, but some are relevant
  • the notification bar can be turned off or on using the Enabled checkbox
  • the Keep Closed checkbox makes the bar stay closed on a page refresh if users click on the close button
  • most changes will be done under Content
  • you can change the message, what the button says, whether the button shows up, and where the button links to
  • hovering over the ? next any field will give you a tooltip explanation of that function
  • when finished, select Save Changes in the upper righthand corner
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