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Agenda Beacon User Manual

Everything you need to run a board on Agenda Beacon — from your first sign-in to publishing approved minutes. Start with the Quick Start, then jump to the chapter that matches what you are doing. Use the role filter to narrow the manual to your responsibilities.

Chapter 1

Quick Start

Sign in, set up two-factor authentication, and find your way around in the first ten minutes.

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Chapter 2

Accounts & Security

Manage your profile, photo, bio, two-factor authentication, and review sign-in activity.

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Chapter 3

Board Workspace Overview

How the meetings list and meeting page are laid out.

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Chapter 4

Building Agendas

Sections, items, item types, votes, responsible people, internal notes, and attachments.

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Chapter 5

Agenda Templates

Reuse a standard agenda structure instead of rebuilding it every meeting.

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Chapter 6

Importing Past Meetings

Bring agendas and minutes from your previous system into the Agenda Beacon archive.

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Chapter 7

Running A Meeting

The moderator flow: walking the agenda, opening votes, recording roll call, and correcting mistakes.

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Chapter 8

Minutes

Record or upload meeting audio, generate AI-assisted minutes, and control who sees them.

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Chapter 9

Attendance

Track which board members and staff were present.

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Chapter 10

People & Permissions

Invite people, assign roles, manage boards and rosters, and remove access.

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Chapter 11

Organization Settings

Logo, contact details, letterhead, and what appears on printed agendas.

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Chapter 12

Public Portal

What the public sees, and how to enable or disable each part of it.

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Chapter 13

Printing & Downloads

Outline versus detailed agendas, page headers, and what is excluded.

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Chapter 14

FAQ & Troubleshooting

Common questions and quick fixes.

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