Add Agenda Topic - Create a New Topic

To add an agenda topic to your conference, click on the Add Agenda Topic button on the Facilitator Main Screen. The Create a New Topic screen displays. Enter in the new topic information and click the Save New Topic button. The new topic will display in the Agenda table on your Facilitator Main Screen. Click on the Add Agenda Topic button again to add more topics to your agenda.

Create a New Topic Screen

Create a New Topic Field	Description
Topic mode	Default mode is set to Brainstorm.
Topic name	Required field. 255 characters maximum. HTML commands and double-spaces not allowed.
Topic description	Appears in users' conference/topic table and brainstorming screen. Character maximum approximately 2 million. HTML tags allowed.
Grant only the following users access to this Topic Please separate each user with a comma (e.g., Paul, Mary, Julie)	Check the box to limit access to the topic to only the specified named Users. Users may be part of a different User Group; shared IDs OK. Pro and Pro Plus facilitators will always have access to topics in the User Group for which they have facilitator access. This provides an additional level of security beyond User Group membership. If the checkbox is unchecked, the specified users may be invited to the topic. Other User Group members may also be invited.
When using Frames the URL link below will be displayed in the right side frame.	Specifies the URL for a web page or document for use in the participant side-by-side frames view (Section 13). When an agenda link is clicked this URL will display in the right side frame. When used with Follow Me the URL will display in the right side frame and the active topic will display in the left side frame.
Insert the code above as an embedded object rather than full frame	Use when embedding code for a YouTube video or other media rather than a full frame URL.
When using frames show this topics as a full screen - only available when Follow Me is enabled.	Side by side frames view is replaced with a full screen view of the URL. Follow Me functionality continues to work allowing the facilitator to bring the group back to the agenda and on to other topics.
Do not display the Enter button or activate the agenda link for this Topic.	Deactivates the topic link in the agenda preventing participant access, at least temporarily. Custom screen templates (Section 27) allow for different formatting for active and inactive topics in the agenda layout.
Topic number	Determines the order in which topics appear in the agenda.
Topic owner	Specifies who controls group access and topic ownership transfers. Topic owners and administrators can delete topics.
Accessed by groups	Allows specified groups access to this topic. No users will have access to the topic if this field is left blank. Set access by individual group, multiple groups, or ALL.
Currently defined groups	For reference only. Displays user group names and their corresponding group number. (Administrators only.)
Save New Topic	Saves the new topic with the selected settings. Conference/topic appears in the conference/topic list in the Conference Manager screen and can be edited.
Save and Set as Current Topic	Saves the new topic and sets it as the Current Topic for the facilitator's primary user group. The Current Topic is access via the toolbar.
Participant Topic Settings / Viewing Options	Expand to adjust participant options when working in the topic. These settings are more commonly accessed from the Facilitator Brainstorm and Voting Results Screens.
Additional Settings	Expand to manage additional topics settings. Some of these settings are also accessed from the Facilitator Brainstorm and Voting Results Screens. Most of these settings rarely need to be adjusted.