The Announcements Add-on allows you to easily create and publish company-wide messages that appear on both the Dashboard and the Calendar, ensuring your employees stay informed.
Enabling the Add-on
Click on "Account & Settings" and then click on "Integrations & Add-ons".
Use the "Search" field on the right-hand side and enter "Announcements".
Click on "Enable" under the add-on's section.
Once the add-on has been enabled, an "Announcements" option will become available in the navigation menu for the Company Administrator and any Staff members that have the "Integration Settings" permission set to "Manage".
Usage
You can follow the steps below to add an announcement:
Click on Announcements in the navigation bar.
Click on the "Create New Announcement" link.
Fill out the details for each of the following fields:
Message - This field is used to display the message you'd like to display to the selected audience.
Audience - This setting allows you to select the employees you'd like to display the announcement to. You can select between "Teachers & Staff", "Staff" or "Teachers".
Color - This setting allows you to select a color scheme to define the announcement's text and background styling.
Visibility Period - This setting allows you to determine how long the announcement will be visible on the selected audience's Dashboard and Calendar. You can select between "During Specific Dates" and select a time period to display the announcement or you can select "Show Indefinitely" so it's always displayed.
Status - This setting allows you to determine the status of the announcement. You can select between "Active" and "Inactive".
Start Date - This field allows you to set the date that the announcement will start being displayed in the selected audiences' accounts.
End Date - This field allows you to set the date that the announcement will no longer be displayed.
Click on "Save" to publish the announcement.
TIP: When showing an announcement indefinitely, you can update the announcement and set an "End Date" or simply change the status to "Inactive" if you no longer wish to display it.
NOTE: The "End Date" field is only editable when the "Visibility Period" setting is set to "During Specific Dates".
Announcements Table
The Announcements table displays a list of all the announcements that have been created. You will find the following columns displayed:
Announcement - This column will display the message details of the announcement.
From Date - This column will display the Start Date.
To Date - This column will display the End Date.
Audience - This column will display the audience that can view the announcement.
Status - This column will display the status of the announcement (Active or Inactive).
On the right-hand side you will also find a list of filters that can be used to limit the announcements displayed based on the filter criteria selected. The list of available filters can be found below:
Search - Use this field to search for a keyword or phrase to limit the results displayed.
From Date - Select a date that will only display announcements that occur on or after this selected date.
To Date - Select a date that will only display announcements that occur on or before this selected date.
Audience - Select the audience you'd like to filter.
Announcement Status - Select between displaying "Active", "Inactive" or "All" announcements.
TIP: You can also use both the "From Date" and "To Date" fields in combination to display announcements within a specific time period.