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Adding a paper link

Learn how to add a link to a paper to an item, and how you and others can access that link after you have done so

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Written by Richard Conway
Updated over 8 months ago

Adding a paper link

To add a Paper Link to an item:

  1. click the Edit icon for the item


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  2. ensure that the paper toggle is switched to Yes

  3. add the link to the paper link section

Worth knowing: Only complete URLs are accepted

To be accepted a paper link must be a complete URL - for example: https://www.google.com - incomplete URLs such as www.google.com will not be accepted.

Accessing paper links once they have been added

Once a paper link has been added to an item, paper can be access in two ways:

  1. boardcycle users can click on the paper link icon on the agenda page of the meeting

  2. others who receive the exported agenda can click on the item name, which is exported as a clickable link

Important: You must manage access to paper links

Adding a paper link to boardcycle does not give boardcycle any access to that paper, or any ability for boardcycle to manage access to that link.

Accordingly, if you add a paper link, you must ensure that all of your intended recipients of that link have access to the location where the paper is stored.

When and how to use paper links

There are a number of different applications for using paper links, such as:

  • using paper links to turn your agenda into a 'virtual pack' by linking to papers in your organisation's environment, such as Sharepoint or Google Drive

  • if you use Diligent, using paper links to reduce time spent on linking and relinking agendas in your board pack building process.

Example use cases are described in further detail in this article.

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