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Submission forms

Updated 2 months ago by Rana Wilds

Activating submission forms
- Visitor permissions / Link privacy
Disabling submission forms
FAQs

A submission form allows anyone with the specialized link to post to a board without first visiting the board. This feature is especially helpful to prevent students from seeing others' posts before submitting their own. No cheating allowed here!

Submission forms are not available for Sandbox.

Activating submission forms

Access your submission forms by clicking on the Share arrow in the top-right corner of your board > Click Submission form under the Links section.

At this point, you will need to toggle the 'Enable submission form' button to the ON position.

This brings up some more options you can configure to design your board the perfect way for your use case. If you'd like to eliminate anonymous posters on your board you can toggle the 'Require visitors to be logged in' button ON.

You can also decide where your collaborator is redirected to after making their post! Click the dropdown menu next to 'After submission' to choose between sending the user to a Confirmation page, to the full board to see everyone else's posts (by selecting Open padlet), or inviting the user to Add another post.

If you choose to send the user to a Confirmation page, you also have the option to customize the message that they will see! You can leave instructions for what to do next, leave them with a funny joke, or simply thank them for their efforts. Have fun with it!

Visitor permissions / Link privacy

Regardless of what you set your board's 'Visitor permissions' to, your Submission form will still allow any user that has the link to make a post. Even if you set your board's 'Visitor permissions' to No Access (which typically means no one but the creator can access the board), users can still post to the board if they use the Submission form link.

Which settings allow users to access the board after they submit their post?
Are they able to edit their post after seeing everyone else's posts?
How should you set up your board best for what you need?

Below is a chart to help you out!

Visitor permissions	What happens when choosing the 'Open Padlet' option (Share arrow > Submission form > 'After submission' - Open padlet)
No access >	Can users submit a post? Yes - users with the link can submit their post to the board. Can users access the full board? No (unless they've been added as a collaborator). Can users edit their post after submission? Maybe - Collaborators can edit their posts unless you have only given them Reader permissions.
Reader >	Link privacy set to Secret: Can users submit a post? Yes Can users access the full board? Yes Can users edit their post after submission? No Link privacy set to Secret - Password: Can users submit a post? Yes Can users access the full board? Yes - after they enter the password set up for that board. Can users edit their post after submission? No Link privacy set to Secret - Log in: Can users submit a post? Yes Can users access the full board? Yes - after they log in or sign up after submitting their post. Can users edit their post after submission? No Link privacy set to Public: Can users submit a post? Yes Can users access the full board? Yes Can users edit their post after submission? No
Writer >	Link privacy set to Secret: Can users submit a post? Yes Can users access the full board? Yes Can users edit their post after submission? Yes Link privacy set to Secret - Password: Can users submit a post? Yes Can users access the full board? Yes - after they enter the password set up for that board. Can users edit their post after submission? Yes Link privacy set to Secret - Log in: Can users submit a post? Yes Can users access the full board? Yes - after they log in or sign up after submitting their post. Can users edit their post after submission? Yes Link privacy set to Public: Can users submit a post? Yes Can users access the full board? Yes Can users edit their post after submission? Yes
Moderator >	Link privacy set to Secret: Can users submit a post? Yes Can users access the full board? Yes Can users edit their post after submission? Yes - Because these users have Moderator permissions, they can edit, move and delete all posts on the board. They cannot edit the board settings or delete the board. Link privacy set to Secret - Password: Can users submit a post? Yes Can users access the full board? Yes - after they enter the password set up for that board. Can users edit their post after submission? Yes - Because these users have Moderator permissions, they can edit, move and delete all posts on the board. They cannot edit the board settings or delete the board. Link privacy set to Secret - Log in: Can users submit a post? Yes Can users access the full board? Yes - after they log in or sign up after submitting their post. Can users edit their post after submission? Yes - Because these users have Moderator permissions, they can edit, move and delete all posts on the board. They cannot edit the board settings or delete the board. Link privacy set to Public: Can users submit a post? Yes Can users access the full board? Yes Can users edit their post after submission? Yes - Because these users have Moderator permissions, they can edit, move and delete all posts on the board. They cannot edit the board settings or delete the board.

If everyone would like their posts to be completely anonymous using the Submission form - the creator of the board should toggle 'Require visitors to be logged in' to the OFF position and open the link in an incognito window. Toggling the button to the OFF position alone is not enough.

This will ensure post attribution will be anonymous, email notifications that are sent out will show that 'someone' added a post, and the activity panel will indicate that 'someone' added a post.

When you're ready to share your Submission form link, click Copy and send it out!

Disabling submission forms

To turn submission forms off, click on the Share arrow > Submission form > toggle 'Enable submission form' OFF.

If you turn this feature OFF, it will disable the link. Re-enabling the links will create new links you will need to use instead.

FAQs

What is the difference between submission forms and breakout rooms?

Using a breakout room will allow collaborators to see only a certain section/card (not the entire padlet) and can post multiple times on the same padlet.

Using a submission form allows you to invite a person to post without seeing the underlying board at all. There is an option to allow the board to be seen after posting but there are other alternatives, too.

I can't find this feature on my board. Am I doing something wrong?

Only Admins can modify/obtain a submission form. If you are the Admin of the board please be sure you are logged in to the account that created the board.

I set my board to Secret - Log in but no one is being required to log in to add their post. Why?

Your Share settings are separate from your Submission form settings. If you have your Share settings set to Secret - Log in, it requires users to log in prior to opening the full board. To be sure users have to log in before submitting their post, go to the Submission form menu and toggle 'Require visitors to be logged in' to the ON position.

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