Creating an Announcement
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Creating an Announcement
From the Manage Announcements screen, click on the New Announcement button.
You’ll then see the following creation screen.
Announcement Settings
New Announcements are split into multiple settings:
Setting | Description |
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Announcement Type | The announcement type influences the 'scope' of the announcement. This determines where the announcement will show up, and doesn't necessarily have anything to do with visuals. Read the Announcement Types section for a more detailed overview of the various types |
Announcement Style | The announcement style determines how the Announcement will look. For instance:
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Announcement Color and Icon | The color determines either the background color for Banner style announcements, or the accent color (icon color, button color, etc) for Dialog style announcements. The icon determines which icon you would like to show to the left of the announcement title. |
Title | This is the title of the announcement and will always show as the first line, and separated from the announcement message with a horizontal rule. |
Message | This is the main content body of the announcement. It supports rich text editing. Find more details in the Rich Content section. |
Scheduling | The start and end date allows you to schedule an announcement to start in the future, and/or end at some specific point in time. Read the Scheduling section for more details. |
Previewing Announcements
As you fill out the various parts of the creation screen, you can always Preview your announcement to see how the choices you made impact the visuals and final result of your announcement.
Saving Announcements
Once you're satisfied, save the announcement, and it will become effective immediately. Once saved, the announcement type, and visibility settings of the announcement become locked in, and cannot be changed when editing. Only styling and content can be changed when editing an announcement.
note:
For performance reasons, and to provide a better user experience, our Announcement app uses caching quite extensively. As such, it can take a minute or three before your announcement is visible to users.