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# Manually adding a bid on a silent auction item

## If you would like to manually add a bid on behalf of a guest for a silent auction item simply follow these steps.

**You will need the following information to add a bid on behalf of a guest for the auction item:**

- Full name of Guest
- Email address
- Bid amount
- Item name/number

 

**To add the bid simply:**

- Go to **Activity**
- Click on **Add Activity**
- Type/choose the guest in **Guest** field 
    - If the guest doesn’t exist on the system yet, simply click on **Add New Guest**, complete their First Name, Last Name and Email \> click **Add**
- Click on **Add Bid**
- **Choose the correct item** from the ‘Item’ dropdown field
- Add **bid amount**
- Click **Add** \> click **Add Activity**

 

**Adding a bid**

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