Topic:

How do I add an Agenda Item or Custom Field to a badge?

Solution:

Adding an Agenda Item (or Custom Field) to a Badge is a simple process. First, the Agenda Item (or Custom Field) needs to be made available to be added to a Badge, then you can go into the setup for the badge and add that field to the Badge layout.

Note: The steps outlined below discuss adding an Agenda Item to a Badge. Follow the same steps to add a Custom Field to a badge by going to the Personal Information page or the Lodging & Travel page to edit the custom field (depending on where the field is located on the registration form).

Step 1 - Make the Agenda Item available to add to your Badge:

1. Edit your Event and click on the Agenda page.
2. Edit the Agenda Item that you want to add to your Badge. The Agenda Item Details panel will display.
3. Click the Options link next to the Name on Form field.
   • Enter the text you want to display on the badge in the field titled Name on Badge.
     • If no entry is made in the Name on Badge, this field will be empty on the name badge.
     • When an entry is made in the Name on Badge field, this entry will display when added to the name badge, along with the entry in the Location field in parentheses after the caption.
     • For example: If the Name on Badge is “Thursday Awards Banquet” and the Location entered for this item is “Laudisio Restaurant”, the entry on the name badge will read “Thursday Awards Banquet (Laudisio Restaurant)”. 
4. Save your changes.

Step 2 - Add this field to your Label or Badge.

1. On the Events tab, click the title of the event you wish to edit.
2. Click the Labels and Badges link.
3. Click Add Label/Badge or edit an existing one.
4. Click the Add Field button.  You will get a list of all of the fields in your Event.
5. Locate and select your Agenda Item or Custom Field (probably at the bottom of the list).
6. Click Save to add the field to your Badge layout.
   • Use the small boxes or anchors in the right or left corners to move or resize the field.
7. Save your changes when finished.

Additional Information:

Any information or data collected by an attendee in a Custom Field or Agenda Item will not display on a badge unless that information is collected on the Personal Information page of the event registration form. 

• For example: If you wanted to collect a Guest Name in a 1-line text field in order to print on a badge, then you should collect this information on the Personal Info (Attendee Info) page only. If this information is collected on the Agenda page, then the name entered in the text field will not be available to print on a badge.

Related Links:

• How do I create a name badge?
• How do I use the name badge system to create a certificate of completion?
• How do I insert a photo of an attendee on their badge?

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