📝Premium feature: this activity is reserved for Premium users.
You can also create actions and decisions from the idea cards sent by your participants.
Add the Board activity
To add the activity to your presentation:
Click on Add a slide in the top left of your session
Scroll down the menu until you see Board
Click on it
The activity is integrated into your presentation; it is saved automatically and appears as a slide in the navigation bar on the left. An editing panel appears automatically on the right-hand side of your screen.
Customise the activity
Title and instructions
The default title is the name of the activity. To change it, delete the automatic title and enter your own question or a customised title
Add an instruction to give more details about your activity (optional)
Activity format
Choose between two participation modes:
Share directly: ideas sent by participants are visible to everyone as soon as they are sent
Prepare in Notepad: participants write down their ideas in a private space, not visible to other participants, before publishing them on the Board
The notepad lets each participant reflect individually before pooling their ideas.
Categories
Add as many categories as you like via Add a category
The colour to the left of each category title field can be changed
The red bin on the right lets you delete suggestions
Additional options
Make ideas anonymous
Match ideas to colours
Enable voting, by likes or points
💡Good to know
Launch settings can be added to the activity (see the article on Time management settings)
Presentation settings
Moderate ideas before they are published: the presenter is notified each time an idea is sent, and must accept or reject it via the Moderate button at the bottom right of the activity. The N pending indicator shows how many ideas are waiting for approval.
Display the number of ideas sent
Start the activity
In Live scrolling mode, the activity opens as soon as you display its slide: participants can send their ideas right away. At the top right, the Open · N ideas indicator tracks contributions in real time.
If you've added a stopwatch or a timer, click Reveal & start in the top right-hand corner of the activity to choose when participants can contribute.
💡Good to know
This only works in Live mode.
Send an idea
First, select the category
Enter your idea in the dedicated space
Then click Send
Colour and image
Add a colour to each idea you send
Attach an image to an idea: from your computer, from Beekast's royalty-free image library, or via a link
Edit categories
The "+" button to the right of the last column lets you add another column
From the three small dots to the right of each category, you can edit the category, hide it, or delete it
Manage sent ideas
From the three small dots next to each idea, you can:
Edit the idea
Move it to another category
Create a group of ideas, to bring together similar ideas or ideas on the same subject
Plan and assign an action to your participants
Make a decision
Delete the idea
💡Good to know
The owner and collaborators can plan an action or make a decision from an idea card on the Board
The actions and decisions taken appear in the Actions space, on the banner to the right of the session
Vote on ideas
Once all the ideas have been placed on the Board:
Click on Start polling at the top right of the activity. The Voting · N votes indicator tracks votes in real time. To go back to collecting ideas, click Back to collecting.
Click on Vote and assign Likes or Points to the ideas of your choice
To close the activity, click Finish activity (or Finish & show results if results are shown at the end).
Layout options
Switch between board view and list view using the dedicated icons
List view gives you a more global view of your categories: you can expand and collapse each category to change the way your items are displayed
Activity options
Edit: click your activity's thumbnail, then the Edit button at the top right of the toolbar. The editing panel opens.
Duplicate: in the editing panel, click the Duplicate icon.
Remove: in the editing panel, click the Remove icon.
To reset the activity, click Reset for everyone at the top right of the slide.
❓FAQ
Is the Board activity available to all accounts?
No, it is reserved for Premium users.
Can participants see other people's ideas before sending theirs?
This depends on the format chosen. In "Live" mode, ideas are visible as soon as they are sent. In "Prepare in a notepad" mode, they remain private until published on the Board.
Who can plan an action or make a decision from an idea?
The owner of the session and collaborators can do this from an idea card on the Board.
Where can I find the actions and decisions created from the Board?
In the Actions space, on the banner to the right of the session.
How do I add a new category once the activity has started?
By clicking on the "+" button to the right of the last column.
How does voting work on the Board?
Once ideas have been collected, click "Start polling", then "Vote" to assign likes or points to the ideas.