Hi Monica,
Ok, I hope I interpreted this correctly. If not, disregard! When you're in any of the pages (author details, submission details, etc.) You'll have the option to add in different questions and text boxes. You do this by navigating the page in the Site Designer, and then clicking on the + sign in the top right corner. From there you can drag and drop your specific questions. With each question you add, you have the ability to customize the font, layout, and if you want it to be a required field. I've attached examples of our the backend of our author detail and submission detail pages.
Author Details (see attached):
We require everything for the author and co-authors except for credentials. Our credentials box is actually what Abstract Management calls "Designation." However, our attendees are all dentists and hygienists, so the word "credentials" rings more truly with them. We customized the display text by dragging the "Designation" box to where we wanted it to display on the site. Then we clicked into it and changed the display name (see attached). My advice is to be careful not to change the meaning of a widget when you change the name. For example, don't make the "Designation" widget into a person's LinkedIn account. They mean completely different things, and it will get confusing when the abstract is converted into a session and the author is converted into a speaker.
Submission Details (see attached):
This is where you might get a little creative. Some of these fields (submission title, submission details, and learning objectives) will be carried over to the events side of the abstract is accepted and converted into a session. For our purposes, we include a few text boxes to help our reviewers make a more informed decision, but we know those won't be included in the session description in our agenda once the event is made.
I hope that's somewhat helpful. You really need to think about what information you need to collect and then of that information, what needs to be included should it get accepted and converted to a session. It can take a while to think through this and set up the site correctly, but once you do, it will save you a lot of work on the events side.
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Rachel Johnston
Program Manager
National Network For Oral Health Access
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-17-2019 15:24
From: Monica Tune
Subject: Help with Abstract Management
Hi Rachel,
Thank you for getting back with me. I am stuck on the second and third page of the form. I have most of the pages laid out but need assistance with more detailed information questions that I need to include.
Not sure how to create those.
Monica
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Hi Monica,
I only use abstract management once per year, so I feel like every year I'm re-learning it. It can be tricky until you remember where everything is located!
Where exactly are you getting stuck? I'm assuming you've designed the landing page in the Site Designer, is that correct? If you have, have you tried clicking on the top left dropdown to work on the Submission Process pages?
If it's helpful, I'm happy to get on a screen sharing call this week to show you how we have built ours.
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Rachel Johnston
Program Manager
National Network For Oral Health Access
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