Back to the Knowledge Base

Knowledge Base Article

How to Design the Public Auction Form

Customize how your auction looks to bidders on the public form.

Open Public Form Design

  1. Open the auction.
  2. Click Public Form Design in the workspace navigation.

The auction workspace menu with the Public Form Design tab selected

Public Form Design is one of the tabs in the auction workspace menu.

What you can set

  • Banner Image: upload a header image to brand the form (Save As Banner Image).
  • Auction Content: write the introductory text bidders see, using the rich-text editor.

Click Save All Changes when you are done.

The Banner Image section with the upload controls, the image library and the current banner

Pick a banner from your image library, or upload a new one.

The Auction Content Section with the rich text editor and sample auction description

The Auction Content editor holds the text bidders read first.

The Public Form Design header with the Save All Changes button

Save All Changes sits at the top of the page.

Preview your form

  1. Open the Public Forms dropdown in the workspace navigation.
  2. Click Open Public Auction Form.
  3. Review what bidders will see, including how they register to bid with a card kept on file.

The Public Forms dropdown open, showing Open Public Auction Form

Open Public Auction Form shows you the live page.

The finished public auction form with its banner image and description

This is what your banner and content look like to a bidder.

Branding tips

  • Use your organization's logo or event branding on the banner.
  • Size the image for clean web display.
  • In the content, explain the cause and mention the auction dates and bidding deadline.
Reconnecting…

Whoops!

You've Encountered An Error

Something went wrong on our end. Don't worry, our development team has already been notified, and we'll get it fixed as soon as we can.

Please avoid repeating the same action for now. A quick reload usually gets you going again.