TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Introduction to Email Comments
Email comments make it possible to participate in organizational content without logging in to the platform.
Comments can be added to the following content this way:
Meetings
Discussions
Polls
Tasks
This can be done by admins, members, and observers, for content they have access to and receive notifications for.
Comments can only be edited or deleted on the platform.
While comments can be added to existing content via email, new meetings, discussions, polls, and tasks cannot be created this way.
Comments can only be added by replying directly to a system message, from an address ending in @emailer.boardable.com, @emailer.eu.boardable.com, or @emailer.ca.boardable.com.
Replies to email addresses at any other domain are not stored on the platform
II. Create Meeting Comments via Email
Note: Meeting comments can only be posted over email for meetings the commenter is invited to; to learn how to invite people to a meeting, please see Related Articles
To add a comment to a meeting page via email:
Open a meeting invite email
Click Reply
Type the desired comment text in the reply field supplied by the email provider
Click Send
The text added during step 3 is then posted as a comment on the meeting page.
To learn how to view, edit, or delete this comment, please see Related Articles.
III. Create Discussion Comments via Email
Notes:
In order to participate in discussions over email, it is necessary to enable immediate email notifications; to learn how to do this, please see Related Articles
Anyone who already has this discussion open on the web app when an email comment is sent will need to refresh their browser in order to view it.
New discussions can only be started on the platform
To add a comment to a discussion over email:
Open an email notification for either of the below:
New discussion
New comments on existing discussions by other users
Click Reply
Type the desired comment text in the reply field supplied by the email provider
Click Send
The text added during step 3 is posted as a new comment to the discussion.
To learn how to view, edit, or delete this comment, please see Related Articles.
IV. Create Poll Comments via Email
Notes:
In order to post poll comments over email, it is necessary to enable immediate email notifications; to learn how to do this, please see Related Articles
Poll comments can only be posted over email for polls the commenter is assigned to; to learn how to add assignees to a poll, please see Related Articles
To add a comment to a poll over email:
Open an email notification for a poll assignment
Click Reply
Type the desired comment text in the reply field supplied by the email provider
Click Send
The text added during step 3 is posted as a new comment to the poll.
To learn how to view, edit, or delete this comment, please see Related Articles.
V. Create Task Comments via Email
Note: In order to post task comments over email, it is necessary to enable immediate email notifications; to learn how to do this, please see Related Articles
To add a comment to a poll over email:
Open an email notification for a task assignment
Click Reply
Type the desired comment text in the reply field supplied by the email provider
Click Send
The text added during step 3 is posted as a new comment to the task.
To learn how to view, edit, or delete this comment, please see Related Articles.
Related Articles
Invite / Remove People from Meetings: Learn who received invites, how to invite more people, or un-invite (remove / delete) individuals from a meeting in Boardable
Comments on the Meeting Page: Learn about comments on the meeting page and how to attach a document to a specific comment.
Edit Boardable User: Learn how to edit user information as an Administrator and what information the Administrator edits versus the user.
View / Participate in Discussions: Learn how to be a part of discussions as well as understand the permissions within a discussion.
Add / Edit / Delete Messages in a Discussion: Learn how to add a message to a discussion, as well as edit and delete a message you created.
Polls — View, Edit, Delete, & Comment: Learn how to view, edit, delete, and comment on existing polls.