A bulletin in Apricot is a message that can be created by an Administrator and shared on the "My Apricot" landing page. Bulletins can include text, pictures, streaming videos, and links to create new records and reports. They're also useful for providing timely messages, instructions, tips, or links to users.

Note: The Support team periodically creates "global bulletins" that appear on the Administrator landing page. These bulletins alert all Apricot Administrators to product news and updates and will not interfere with bulletins you create for your users.

Follow the steps below to learn how to create an HTML bulletin for your standard users.

In the Administrator tab, expand the Workflow Station category of the navigation bar and select "Bulletins".

The next page will display the list of existing bulletin categories in your database. Clicking the black arrow next to a name will expand the list of bulletins within that category.

You can add a new category to place your bulletin in by selecting "Create New Category" from the Bulletin Actions palette. A pop-up will appear; you can choose to create a single new category or multiple categories at once. Name the new category and click "Create" to close the pop-up window.

Click "Create New Bulletin" from the Bulletin Actions palette. In the first dropdown, select the category you want to save the bulletin under. Name your bulletin something easily identifiable and click "Create" to open the next page.

The "Bulletin Details" section is where you'll configure the bulletin's content, including the header color, font styles, and size.

In the Type field, select "HTML". This type of bulletin should be used for text, pictures, or video.

Then, enter the dates the bulletin should be visible to your users. If no End Date is selected, Apricot will automatically set it for a year from the Start Date. For example, if the start date for a bulletin is 3/10/2025, Apricot will automatically set a blank End Date to 3/10/2026. The bulletin will expire and disappear from your users' view at midnight on that date.

Be sure to check the box next to "Active" in this section in order for the bulletin to fully appear to users. The "Start Collapsed" setting requires users to expand the message on the landing page in order to show the bulletin, which we recommend leaving unchecked.

"Use Default Color" defaults the bulletin's header color to your Apricot theme settings. Unchecking this setting allows you to customize the header color.

The settings above the text box also allow you to adjust the styles, fonts, and size of your text within the bulletin content.

You can create buttons within your bulletin to direct your users to specific pages within Apricot. To do this, click the Source button (</>) and paste the following into the text box:

<p><a href="[PAGE URL]"><button class="w3-btn w3-grey w3-round">[BUTTON TITLE]</button></a>

Note: We only recommend using URLs from within your Apricot inside a bulletin, as navigating outside of Apricot may result in issues.

Replace [PAGE URL] with the full URL of the Apricot page you want the button to navigate to. Then, replace [BUTTON TITLE] with the whatever text you want to label the button with.

You can repeat this on a new line for as many buttons as you'd like to display on the bulletin.

Select "Save Bulletin" within the Bulletin Options palette to save your changes.

If you decided to create a button for your bulletin, the button will now appear like this in the text box:

Note: If the Start Date for a bulletin has not occurred yet, users will not be able to view the bulletin. Users must also have permission to view the bulletin via their Role or permission set in order to access it on the landing page. Inactive bulletins will still be listed in the bulletin permissions.

Finally, click the "My Apricot" tab to view all active bulletins. Administrators will see all bulletins regardless of categories or permissions.