Adding Attachments to an Idea

When you submit an idea, you may want to provide additional information from other sources that explains an aspect of your idea, or expands on its benefits.  IdeaRiver lets you add attachments of any common file type, including documents, diagrams, spreadsheets, graphic files, movie, and sound files, or a link to a web page URL.

 

To add attachments to an idea:

  1. Go to the Submit Idea page.

Note:  You can add attachments to an idea you have already submitted or a draft idea you are modifying.

  1. Complete the required fields and any applicable optional fields.

  2. Scroll to the bottom of the page.

  3. Click the Save as Draft or Submit Idea button.

  4. When the Add Attachment dialog displays, select File or URL (for web pages) from the dropdown list.

  5. Click the Browse  button to locate the file or web address.

  6. Type a description of the attachment.

  7. If desired, click the Spell check button to run spell check on the attachment description.

  8. Click the Add a New Attachment button.

  9. ideaRiver refreshes the page, and lists the attachment.

  10. Repeat steps 5 to 9 for each file or URL you want to attach to the idea.

  11. Click the Save as Draft or Submit Idea button.

Note: If you choose to save the idea as a draft, it will be saved in a working area of your My Ideas page so that you can return to it. However, a draft idea is not submitted into the ideaRiver until you click the Submit Idea button.