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Create a Letter in Boards and Committees

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This article will show you how to create a Letter in your Boards and Committees module.

Important Note

You must have access to the Boards and Committees module to use this feature. For more information or to enable Boards and Committees, please contact your Customer Success Manager or Account Manager.

  1. Sign in to your solution if you have not already

  2. Navigate to the User Menu, then click the Boards and Committees option:

    The User Menu with the Boards and Committees option highlighted.

  3. Click the People tab:

    A People tab with a person icon to the right of the solution logo.

  4. Find the desired letter recipient or recipients and check the checkbox next to their names:

    A user checkbox below the Enter text to search bar.

    Note:

    If you have trouble finding your desired recipients, use the Enter text to search box or click the Browse People tab to conduct an advanced search using filters:

    The Browse People tab, a row of filter dropdowns, and the Enter text to search bar highlighted.

  5. Navigate to the Actions dropdown menu, then click the Create Letter for Selected option:

    The Actions dropdown menu with the Create Letter for Selected option highlighted.

  6. Fill in and use the Create Letter fields:

    Create Letter information fields.

    • Letter Name: Enter a name for this letter

    • Merge Tags: Select merge tags from the drop-down list to insert placeholders for dynamic content such as dates, titles, and contact information, if desired

    • Templates: Select an existing Letter Template from the drop-down list to populate the Letter Content field with pre-typed and pre-formatted letter text, if desired

    • Letter Content: Enter or edit the text of your letter

  7. Use the Paragraph Formatting and Text Formatting tools to format the look of the letter text:

    Letter Content paragraph and formatting tools.

  8. Click the Create button:

    A Create button that can be clicked to generate the letter.

    Note:

    You can click the red X button to exit the Create Letter screen without saving your document:

    The red, rectangular X button in the lower-right corner of the Create Letter modal, which can be clicked to return to the People tab.

  9. Click the PDF button to download a copy of your letter as a PDF file, or click the Word button to download a copy of your letter as a Word document:

    The PDF and Word buttons.

    Note:

    You can click both the PDF and Word buttons to download copies of the letter in both file formats.

  10. Check the Add this letter to the Documentation page for the selected record checkbox if you would like to access a copy of the letter in the Boards and Committees module in the future:

    The Add this letter to the documentation page checkbox.

  11. Click the Close button:

    A Close button that can be clicked to return you to the Boards and Committees homepage.

  12. Share or send your downloaded Letter as desired