Transcript NovusAGENDA

NovusAGENDA
 NovusAGENDA is a paperless approach to Board of
Trustees meetings, and
 offers Board members a portal that enables access to
everything in one central repository, and is
 web-based (iPad and Tablet compliant) and empowers
Board members with the ability to
 view upcoming meeting agendas,
 view specific items, along with support materials,
 make private comments on any item for meeting
preparation,
 view past minutes, and
 research past agendas, minutes and personal comments.
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Access
 http://unfboard.novusagenda.com/ will take
Board members to a login page for
NovusAGENDA.
 Board members will be prompted by email
when a new UNF Board of Trustees agenda
becomes available.
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LOGIN Page
The LOGIN page will allow you to LOGIN to your
proprietary NovusAGENDA account by:
 typing your Username (the first letter of your first name
and complete last name, all lowercase, no spaces),
 typing a preset Password: unfunf, and
 clicking:
mhanderson
unfunf
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Welcome Page
 The welcome page will show any upcoming meetings and your recent comments, and
 allow you to search for past meetings by:
 clicking on the SEARCH button,
 completing the Search Criteria, and
 clicking on the Search button.
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Search Results
 After clicking the search button, a new box will appear displaying the result(s) of your
search.
 Your search result(s) can be viewed as an HTML (recommended) or PDF file.
 To view the results as an HTML file, click on any one of the items under Meeting Date, Meeting Type or
Meeting Location.
 To view the results as a PDF file, click on the item(s) under Agenda PDF. (This may take a few seconds.) The
PDF file will be a complete document, including the agenda and all supporting materials, which can be
printed and/or saved.
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Create or Edit Private Comments
 Once you click to view the search results as an HTML file, you will
have the ability to make private comments or print.
 To make private comments, you can either (a) click on the Expand All
button or (b)click on the
icon, located to the right of each agenda item.
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Create or Edit Private Comments (cont’d)
 Once you click expand all or on the icon, a box(s) will appear and
allow you to edit or delete private comments.
 To create or edit private comments, click on the EDIT COMMENT button.
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Create or Edit Private Comments (cont’d)
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After clicking on the edit comment button, a new window will open and
allow you to create or edit private comments. (Any text entered will be RICH
text format and can be formatted using the options directly above the text.)
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After creating or editing your private comments, click SAVE.
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Create or Edit Private Comments (cont’d)
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Your private comment(s) will now appear under the
agenda item(s), once you select , Expand All or Print.
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Research
 The RESEARCH button allows you to locate information to augment a
recent search, throughout the entire repository.
 After clicking on the RESEARCH button, a new box will appear that
allows you to enter specific criteria.
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Research (cont’d)
 After clicking on the research button, a box will appear to allow
you to enter your research criteria.
 After entering your research criteria, click on the Search button.
 You can view your result(s) as an HTML file or PDF file,
create/edit private comments, and save or print.
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View upcoming meeting Agendas and prepare for meetings with notes,
View specific items along with support material,
Make private comments on any item, for your own purposes,
View past Minutes,
Review draft minutes prior to voting on these, and
Research past Agendas, Minutes and Personal Comments.