[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fVc2CEszhGqLKGALJTf3ONXCM0ztkj3ioaYxz8KmUgCQ":3,"related-articles-73hqtn3q59-en":20},{"data":4},{"id":5,"title":6,"slug":7,"description":8,"body":9,"category_id":10,"published":11,"created_at":12,"updated_at":13,"language":14,"relative_url":15,"author":16},"73hqtn3q59","Create automations to freeze your padlet","create-automations-to-freeze-your-padlet","Schedule automations to automatically freeze or unfreeze your padlet at specific dates and times.","\u003Cp>If you want to be sure your board is no longer editable after a certain time but you're afraid you'll forget to freeze it yourself - create an automation! Automations can ensure assignment deadlines are met by your students without having to worry if someone was able to sneak in a post past the due date\u002Ftime.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>Create an automation\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Col>\u003Cli>Open the board you intend to create an automation for.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Click the three-dot ellipsis button (\u003Cstrong>...\u003C\u002Fstrong>) at the top.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Select \u003Cstrong>Automations\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002F73hqtn3q59\u002F1738524195140\u002Fxnapper-2025-02-02-14-22-57.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Col>\u003Cli style=\"counter-increment:li 3\" start=\"4\">Choose the date and time you want to trigger it.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Under \u003Cem>'Action,'\u003C\u002Fem> click \u003Cstrong>Select action\u003C\u002Fstrong> and choose the option you want to schedule.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002F73hqtn3q59\u002F1721577090824\u002Fxnapper-2024-07-21-11-52-33.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Col>\u003Cli style=\"counter-increment:li 5\" start=\"6\">Don't forget to click \u003Cstrong>Save\u003C\u002Fstrong>!\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\u003Cdiv class=\"note-callout\">Freezing a board changes it to \u003Cu>read-only\u003C\u002Fu> mode. Learn more about this here: \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F0ue2hz5mfx-freeze-padlet-boards\" target=\"_blank\">Freeze Padlet boards.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Ch4>Create multiple automations\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>Several automations can be created for one board.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Why would you need this?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If you have an assignment for your students that you'd like to create a deadline for, create an automation for your board to \u003Cstrong>Freeze\u003C\u002Fstrong> on the due date. If you'd like to open the board back up after a specified time period, create another automation to \u003Cstrong>Unfreeze\u003C\u002Fstrong> it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It's a beautiful thing, really!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>Edit automations\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>To edit an existing automation, open the automation menu by clicking the three-dot ellipsis button (\u003Cstrong>...\u003C\u002Fstrong>) on your board and selecting \u003Cstrong>Automations\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Click on the existing automation you want to edit, make your changes and click \u003Cstrong>Update\u003C\u002Fstrong> to save it!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"tip-callout\">You can edit\u002Fmodify past automations with different dates and times to reuse them!\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Ch4>Delete an automation\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>To get rid of the automation altogether, select the automation and click \u003Cstrong>Delete this automation\u003C\u002Fstrong>. A pop-up will appear to confirm this decision. Select \u003Cstrong>Delete this automation\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002F73hqtn3q59\u002F1721577665821\u002Fxnapper-2024-07-21-11-30-55.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>FAQs\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cdetails>\u003Csummary>How far in advance can I schedule an automation?\u003C\u002Fsummary>\u003Cdiv>You can schedule an automation up to a year in advance!\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdetails>\u003Cdetails>\u003Csummary>What if my student is in the middle of writing their answer when the automation triggers?\u003C\u002Fsummary>\u003Cdiv>If the post has not been submitted and the automation has triggered, the post composer window will automatically remove the \u003Cstrong>Publish\u003C\u002Fstrong> button. The student will not be able to submit their unfinished response.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdetails>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>","tb8lfa31h8",true,"2024-07-21T14:34:12.750008Z","2026-03-18T01:02:36.371553Z","en","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F73hqtn3q59-create-automations-to-freeze-your-padlet",{"name":17,"email":18,"profile_image":19},"Rana Wilds","musicmama@wallwisher.com","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Fother\u002F1696432467941\u002Fimg-2298.jpeg",{"data":21},[22,28,34,40],{"id":23,"title":24,"description":25,"slug":26,"href":27},"00paz9nhzm","Remove a shared padlet","Remove unwanted shared padlets from your External folder by leaving them through your dashboard or the padlet itself.","how-do-i-remove-a-shared-padlet","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F00paz9nhzm-how-do-i-remove-a-shared-padlet",{"id":29,"title":30,"description":31,"slug":32,"href":33},"0segolmqqp","How do I layer posts using the Freeform format?","Control post stacking order by bringing posts to front or sending them to back using the three-dot menu.","how-do-i-layer-posts-on-freeform","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F0segolmqqp-how-do-i-layer-posts-on-freeform",{"id":35,"title":36,"description":37,"slug":38,"href":39},"0ue2hz5mfx","Freeze a padlet","Freeze padlets to stop all activity while keeping content accessible. Admins can toggle freeze on\u002Foff anytime.","freeze-padlet-boards","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F0ue2hz5mfx-freeze-padlet-boards",{"id":41,"title":42,"description":43,"slug":44,"href":45},"21mfjn75un","Turn on Location Services for Padlet app on my computer","Enable location services for Padlet app on macOS (System Preferences > Security & Privacy) or Windows (Settings > Privacy > Location).","how-do-i-turn-on-location-services-on-my-computer","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F21mfjn75un-how-do-i-turn-on-location-services-on-my-computer"]