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Publish Files to the Board Portal

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This article will show you how to publish existing Agenda Files to the Board Portal.

Important Note

You must generate or upload files before you can publish them to the Board Portal. View these articles for instructions on how to create or add files to the system:

Instructions

  1. Sign in to the system if you have not already

  2. Ensure the files you wish to publish have already been created or uploaded in the system (see the Important Note)

  3. Navigate to the Meetings module:

    The Meetings Module option in the left-hand navigation menu.

  4. Select the agenda containing the files you wish to publish:

    An example agenda tile in the Meetings module.

  5. Navigate to the View menu and select the Agenda Files option from the dropdown list:

    The View menu with the Agenda Files option highlighted.

    Note:

    The default view is Agenda.

  6. On the Agenda Files page that you are directed to, scroll to the Published section:

    The Published section on an example Agenda Files page.

  7. Click the Publish button:

    An orange and white Publish button with a megaphone icon in the Published section of the Agenda Files page.

  8. Click the Board Portal button:

    The gray, rectangular Board Portal button below the Publish modal header.

    Note:

    A pop-up will appear any time you switch from a portal with active files to a different portal. Ensure changes to the files in your current portal have been published before clicking the Continue button:

    The green, rectangular Continue button on the Different Portal popup message.

  9. Fill in the Publish fields:

    The Board Portal information fields within the Publish modal.

    • Files to publish:

      • Agenda to Publish: Select an existing agenda to publish, if needed

      • Packet to Publish: Select an existing agenda packet to publish, if needed

      • Minutes to Publish: Select an existing Minutes file to publish, if needed

    • Publication options:

      • Not Published: Do not publish the file

      • Published: Publish the file immediately

      • Publish on Date: Publish the file automatically at midnight on a future date

        Note:

        If “Publish on Date” is selected, you can select the desired publication date in the calendar picker pop-up that appears.

        The Publish modal with a Publish on Date field and calendar picker highlighted.

    • Send Email Notifications (not depicted): Select “Yes” or “No” to indicate whether an email notification should be sent to board members when the file is published

      Note:

      The “Send Email Notifications” option only appears after “Published“ or “Publish on Date” is selected.

      The Send Email Notifications Yes and No buttons on the Publish modal.

  10. Click the Publish button to publish the selected file or files:

    The green, rectangular Publish button in the lower-right corner of the Publish modal.

  11. Your files will now appear in the Published list:

    Example agenda files within the Published files list.