Ideas

Ideas stores notes, links, documents, and source material for future posts. You can create a post from a saved idea without a Board or AI.

Capture an idea

1. Open Ideas.
2. Select Capture idea.
3. Enter Your idea, a Link (optional), or both.
4. Add a Title (optional) if you need one. Otherwise, Beacon uses the first line or the link.
5. Select Save idea.

Beacon opens the saved item. No board or publishing account is required.

Import a file

1. Open More capture options beside Capture idea.
2. Select Import a file, or press U.
3. Choose a supported file.
4. Confirm its source and usage rights.
5. Save the source.

Use Media for files that you want to attach directly to posts.

Create a post

1. Open a saved idea, or open its item menu.
2. Save any changes to the idea.
3. Select Create post.
4. Review the copy in Compose and choose a publishing account.
5. Save a post draft, schedule it, or publish it now.

A saved note starts the post copy. Imported source text stays beside the draft for reference. A link without notes starts with empty copy. Ideas and sources for this draft shows the material Beacon saved when you started the draft. Later edits to the idea do not change that material.

AI is optional. Select Use draft with AI in Compose when you want help developing the post.

Reuse an idea

The saved item remains available after you create a post. Its Linked posts section shows saved posts that use it and their current status. A working draft appears there after you save it as a post.

Select Open linked post to return to a post. Select Create post again to use the same idea for another post.

Find saved material

Use Search ideas to search titles and saved text. Use All items, Boards, or Trash to change the view.

You can add one item to several Boards without copying its content. You can also duplicate items, move them to Trash, or restore them.