# Bid Sheets
Silent auction bid sheets are produced so bidders can bid on their items of interest while attending the actual event in-person.
To access the Bid Sheets printing functions, click Printing on the main Auction dashboard, then click the Bid Sheets block on the Printing - Forms & Documents page.
The Bid Sheets window will appear.
An example listing for Bid Sheets from a demonstration event.
# Actions
The Actions menu allows you to download a printable PDF version of the Bid Sheet type you want to produce. For more information see Download Bid Sheets.
- A link to the Stationery page is available here as well.
# Settings
The tabs across the top of the Bid Sheets printing page allow you to configure various settings.
# Selection
The Selection tab loads with the default "Choose Items" selector.
An example listing for Bid Sheets from a demonstration event.
See Choose Items Filters and Choose Items Sort for more information.
# Options
The Options provides for Layout, Style, Content, Display, and Summary page settings. For more detailed information see Customize Bid Sheets.
# Layout
The Layout panel provides for settings that affect the page size and its use of custom stationery.
- Page size - select from numerous standard page sizes.
- Pages per bid sheet - create multiple bid sheets for an item.
- Strictly enforce pages per bid sheet - always print a minimum amount of bid sheets equal to the "Pages per bid sheet" value.
- Carbon copies of each page - set the number of extra exact copies of each page to include. Useful if you are printing on carbonless copy paper.
- Bid Sheet stationery - set the bid sheet stationery from a drop-down selector.
- Bid sheet summary stationery - set the bid sheet summary stationery from a drop-down selector.
- Bid sheet sort order - this option controls the order the bid sheets will be in when they are downloaded by choosing from a drop-down selector.
# Style
The Style panel handles the bid sheet columns as well as if headers on shown on every page. See Defining Bid Sheet Columns for more details.
# Content
The Content panel manages what is populated in the body of the bid sheets.
- Show item#
- Show item value
- Show starting bid
- Show bid increment
- Show item category
- Show item image
- Percent of page width to use for the image (if shown)
- Image Source
- Show image placeholder if no image
- Show item description
- Maximum percent of page to use for the description
- Show donor
- Always include closing time
- Show buy it now box
- Show buy it now box for multiple winner items
- Include a bid row for the buy it now price
- Include bid values
- Repeat bid value on 'quantity' rows
- Show existing bids
- Max bods to pre-populate
- Max rows per column on the bid sheet
- Max rows on the bid sheet
# Display
The Display panel manages the actual content being used on the bid sheets. See Customize Bid Sheets for more details.
# Summary page
The Summary page panel handles if one is produced, and what information to be printed.
- Include a bid sheet summary (required for other Summary page options to work).
- Show item description on bid sheet summary.
- Show winning bid on bid sheet summary.
- Show winning bidder's name on bid sheet summary.
# Appearance
The Appearance tab provides for Appearance, Colors, and Fonts settings. See Bid Sheets Appearance for more details.
# Appearance
The Appearance panel manages element alignments for the bid sheets.
# Colors
The Colors panel sets the background colors for the bid sheets.
Colors are chosen using a "color picker" tool.
# Fonts
The Fonts panel manages the various font sizes, font family, and color of the fonts used.
Colors are chosen with a "color picker" here as well.
# Advanced
The Advanced tab deals with more advanced configurations of the output.
Learn More
Reviewed: November 2022