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How to create an announcement

Learn how to schedule an announcement to share information with your team via your TV

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Written by Tom Moverley-Foster
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Tired of sending countless emails around the office? OneUp's new announcements are great new way to communicate with your team. You can schedule them ahead of time and share any information you like up on the TV for the whole team to see.

💡 Things to know

  • Announcements behave just like deal celebration flashes

  • When an announcement is showing, it will overlay all other content on your TV

  • An announcement will last for 30 seconds

📺 Creating an announcement

Go to our creating custom automations article and follow the detailed walkthrough.

Ensure you select:

  • When a scheduled date/time occurs as your trigger/ source event

  • Add the fire a TV flash action as a stage

Tip:

🚀 Add in some Emojis to make your Announcement look fantastic.

Use the keyboard shortcut: Command + Control + Space (Mac) / Windows + . (period) (Windows) to insert an Emoji in the Title or Text 🤩


Use Cases

Use announcements for anything you would like to share with your team. The possibilities are endless, but here are some ideas💡:

  • Wish someone a Happy Birthday

  • Have a Monday pop-up to share important events happening during the week

  • Announce the beginning (and end) of a power-hour

  • Remind the team to submit overtime/expenses every 15th of the month

  • Let everyone know you'll be having after work beers on a Friday:


Ready for more?

Check out other articles on making your life easier with Automation:


Troubleshooting

If you still require help on this topic, get in touch with our support team via the chat system or email support@oneupsales.co.uk.

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