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Running the Event

Running the Event

Use the Handbid software for all of your event needs such as displaying auction activity, live auction winners, donations and volunteer training.

Paddle Raise

How to Conduct an Appeal

Entering a Paddle Raise Using the Mass Appeal tool (video)

Appeal Recording Sheet

Live Auction

How to Enter Live Auction Winners

How to Split a Live Auction Item

Silent Auction

How to Place a Bid for a Guest on the Desktop

How to Remove a Bid from an Item

How to Remove Bids from an Item

Creating an Effective Silent Auction Display Area

Broadcast Messages

How to Send a Broadcast Message & Suggested Messages

Event Chat

Handbid Event Chat

Handbid TV

Handbid TV

Handbid TV: Your Live Scoreboard

Using a Thermometer During an Appeal

Volunteer Training

Volunteer Training: Selling Items using an iPad

Volunteer Training for iPad App

Volunteer Support with Bidding

Sample Auction Check-in Script

Livestream

Live Streaming on Handbid

Integrate Handbid Data into your Live Stream Software (OBS example)

How to restrict a Live Stream

How to Conduct a Live Auction - Virtually!

Using the iPad at Your Event

Handbid iPad App Setup & Instructions

Placing Bids, Max Bids or Buy It Now on iPad

Entering paddle raise donations from iPads

Placing Floor Bids Using the Handbid iPad App

Close the Event

How to Close an Auction, an Item or a Category

Check-out

Organizing a Successful Check-out

Best Practices for Planning Your Check-out Process

How to Check-out a Guest

Preparing your Runners for Check-out

Invoices

Invoices and Receipts

Moving an Item (won or sold) to a different invoice

Second Chance Auction/Fire Sale

Selling Unsold Items Online or Second Chance Auction