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Contact a Professional Who Doesn't Have a Braver Account

  1. Go to the Network page.

    Home page with Network navigation highlighted
  2. If this is the first time you are working with this person, click Add a contact.

    My Network page with Add a contact highlighted
  3. Fill out the Add an external person form:

    1. Their title
    2. Their first name
    3. Their last name
    4. Their email address
    1. Their profession

    2. Their workplace (See the step-by-step for this action in the Add a Workplace section.)

    Add an external person form with six numbered fields and Invite now off
  4. Click Create an external contact.

    Create an external contact button after choosing a workplace
  5. Once your contact is created, it appears on your Network page. Its avatar has a dotted outline because the person doesn’t have a Braver account yet.

    My Network list with external contacts outlined

Share a Thread with a Braver Connect Contact by Email

Section titled “Share a Thread with a Braver Connect Contact by Email”
  1. The avatars of your “Braver Connect” contacts appear with a dotted outline on the Network page. 1) Click the contact, then 2) click New thread.

    External contact profile with New thread highlighted
  2. Turn on the Send by email option.

    Share options with Send by email highlighted
  3. The email you entered when you filled out the Add an external person form is already displayed in the right field.

    Required email address for sharing a secure thread
  4. Turn on the switch under the email if it is a general address, in case you don’t know the email of the contact you want to add.

    Company-email switch selected for a general address
  5. By default, the person who receives a Braver Connect email receives a secret code to use as a password. If you prefer to use a security question and answer, turn on the following option:

    Security-question switch for access without a secret code
    1. Write a security question for your recipient.
    2. Enter the answer to this question.
    3. Repeat the answer to confirm it.
    Security question, answer and confirmation fields
  6. Click Share thread.

    Share thread button for email delivery
  7. Complete the discussion thread as you usually do. The Braver Connect contact appears among the participants. Add any missing participants as needed. Click Send.

    Send button with the external contact listed as a participant

Share a Thread with a Braver Connect Contact by Fax

Section titled “Share a Thread with a Braver Connect Contact by Fax”
  1. The avatars of your “Braver Connect” contacts appear with a dotted outline on the Network page. 1) Click the contact, then 2) click New thread.

    External contact profile with New thread highlighted
  2. Turn on the Send by fax option.

    Send by fax option highlighted
  3. Enter the fax number in the right field.

    Required fax number field for thread sharing
  4. Click Share thread.

    Share thread button for fax delivery
  5. Complete the discussion thread as you usually do. The Braver Connect contact appears among the participants. Add any missing participants as needed. Click Send.

    Send button with the external contact listed as a participant
  1. Click Select workplace.

    Select workplace in the external-person form
  2. Search to check whether the workplace already exists in the Braver network.

    Search for a workplace by name on Braver
  3. If it exists, select it in the menu. Otherwise, go to step 5.

    Existing workplace in search results highlighted
  4. Click Select workplace. The workplace has been added. You don’t need to follow the next steps of this guide.

    Select workplace button on an existing workplace profile
  5. If the workplace hasn’t been created in Braver yet, click Create a new workplace.

    Create a new workplace option in search results
  6. 1) Type the workplace you want to create in the search box at the top of the page. One or more Google Maps suggestions appear in the menu under the search bar. 2) Select the right one.

    Workplace address suggestions and manual-entry option
  7. You can 1) add a unit if needed, then 2) click Next.

    Optional workplace unit field and Next button
  8. Select a category from the drop-down menu.

    Hospital category highlighted in the workplace category menu
  9. Click Next.

    Next button after selecting the Hospital category
  10. Review the information and click Create the workplace.

    Create workplace button after reviewing its details