Getting started with TownHall is easy. Just follow these simple steps and you are on your way!
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Install TownHall
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Open the Atlassian Marketplace web page
Search for TownHall in the "Search for apps" search bar
Select TownHall - Live Q&A for Confluence Cloud from the search results
Select "Get it now" button for the Free app
Select your hosting type as "Cloud" and install the app
That's it, all done! You are now ready to start using TownHall.
About TownHall
TownHall is a Confluence Cloud app to create and manage events and audience questions.
The three main users within TownHall are Admin, Presenter and Attendee.
Admin
As an Admin, you can create an event by entering the event name, event code and event timeline. You can also manage events by editing event settings, adding a Presenter to the event, sharing the event code with Attendees, and deleting the event. Within an event, you can manage event questions by pinning or unpinning a question, marking a question as answered, reopening an answered question, and deleting a question. And finally, you can view the event as a Presenter or as an Attendee.
Presenter
As a Presenter, you can present an event in a special full screen Presentation mode, where you can pin a question being answered, and also mark a question as answered once it has been responded to.
Attendee
As an Attendee, you can join an event with an event code, and within the event, ask questions, upvote questions, and also delete questions that you have previously asked.
Use TownHall
1. Home page
Open your Confluence Cloud site home page
Select Apps → TownHall from the menu bar
View TownHall home page
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2. Admin - Create Event
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Any user who creates an event will be assigned the role of Admin for the event. |
Click the "Create Event" button on the TownHall home page
You will be shown a "Create Event" pop up page to create a new event
Enter your event name, event code, event state date and event end date
Click the "Create" button
Your event will now be created
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3. Admin - Manage Events
Click the "Manage Events" button on the TownHall home page
You will be shown the Manage Events page with a list of all the Active Events and Past Events
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--3a. Admin - Manage Events - View Event
Select an event on the Manage Events page
You will be shown the View Event page with a list of Open questions and Answered questions
Open questions are questions not answered yet, and Answered questions are questions marked as answered
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--3b. Admin - View Event - Pin Question
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Admins can help Presenters during a live Q&A by pinning questions that need to be answered next. Pinned questions can be unpinned by selecting “Unpin Question” against a pinned event question. |
Click the Options menu (three dots) against an event question on the View Event page
Select the "Pin Question" option
The pinned question will be moved to the top of the queue and highlighted so that it is easy to view which question is being answered
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--3c. Admin - View Event - Mark Question as Answered
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Questions marked as answered can be reopened by selecting “Reopen Question” against an event question on the Answered questions tab |
Click the Options menu (three dots) against an event question on the View Event page
Select the "Mark as Answered" option
The marked question will be moved from the Open questions tab into the Answered questions tab
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--3d. Admin - View Event - Delete Question
Click the Options menu (three dots) against an event question on the View Event page
Select the "Delete Question" option
You will be shown the "Delete Question” confirmation pop up message - “Are you sure you want to delete this question? This cannot be undone.”
Select “Delete” button
Your The question will be permanently deleted
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--3e. Admin - View Event - Manage Presenters
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Only Admins can Add Presenters to help them manage the event. |
Click the "Settings" button on the View Event page
Select the "Manage Presenters" setting
You will be shown the "Manage Presenters" pop up page to add a presenter to the event
Select a name from the drop down list and click , or type in the drop down to search for a particular user
Click on "Add as Presenter" button
The presenter will be added to the Current Presenters list
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--3f. Admin - View Event - Share Event
Click the "Settings" button on the View Event page
Select the "Share Event" setting
You The event code will be shown the "Copied copied to your clipboard!" pop up message. You can share this event code via online messaging, calendar invite, or email to the Attendees.
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--3g. Admin - Manage Events - Delete Event
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Only Admins can Delete Events. |
Click the Options menu (three dots) against an event on the Manage Events page
Select the "Delete Event" option
You A confirmation dialog will be shown the "Delete Event” confirmation pop up message - “Would you like to permanently delete this event? All the event data will be lost. This cannot be undone.”
Select “Delete” button
Your event will be permanently deleted
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4. Presenter - Manage Events - View Event
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Anyone invited as a Presenter by Admin is assigned the role of a Presenter. Presenters can help Manage Events through actions like Pin/Unpin Questions, Mark Questions as Answered/Reopen Questions and Delete questions (similar to Admin). |
Select an event on the Manage Events page
You will be shown the View Event page with a list of Open questions and Answered questions
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--4a. Presenter - View Event - Present Event
Click the "Present" button on the View Event page
You will be shown the "Presentation Mode" which is a special fullscreen view of the event questions which can be used during live Q&A sessions
In the Presentation Mode, you can sort event questions by “Most Liked” or “Most Recent”
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4aa4a. a. Presenter - Present Event - Pin Question
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Pinned questions can be unpinned by selecting “Unpin Question” against a pinned event question. |
Click the Options menu (three dots) against an event question on the View Event page in the Presentation mode
Select the "Pin Question" option
The pinned question will be moved to the top of the queue and highlighted so that it is easy to view which question is being answered
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4ab4a. b. Presenter - Present Event - Mark Question as Answered
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All questions marked as answered are moved to the Answered Questions tab on the Manage Events page |
Click the Options menu (three dots) against an event question on the View Event page in the Presentation mode
Select the "Mark as Answered" option
The marked question will be removed from the Presentation mode
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5. Attendee - Join Event - View Event
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Anyone with an Event Code can join an event. They are assigned the role of an Attendee. |
Enter the Event Code on the TownHall home page
Click “Go”
You will be shown the View Event page with the event questions
You can sort event questions by “Most Liked” or “Most Recent”
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--5a. Attendee - View Event - Ask Question
Click the "Ask" button on the View Event page
You will be shown the "Ask Question" box
Enter your question
Click the “Send” button
Your question will be displayed as an event question in the list
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--5b. Attendee - View Event - Upvote Question
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You can undo any upvotes by clicking on the “Like” button again. |
Click the "Like" button against an event question on the View Event page to upvote a question
The question you upvoted will be highlighted in green. You can upvote multiple questions.
The question with the most upvotes is displayed at the top of the list when sorted by “Most Liked”
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--5c. Attendee - View Event - Delete Question
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The “Delete Question” option is only visible for the questions you asked. You cannot delete other Attendees questions. |
Click the Options menu (three dots) against an event question on the View Event page
Select the "Delete Question" option
You will be shown the "Delete Question” confirmation pop up message dialog - “Are you sure you want to delete this question? This cannot be undone.”
Select “Delete” button
Your question will be permanently deleted
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