Create an announcement

Create announcements to communicate updates, events, or important information to your organization or selected teams.

Before you begin

• Prepare your announcement message.
• Prepare link text and a destination URL, for example, a signup form or help article.
• If targeting specific teams, know which teams to select.

Create an announcement

1. Go to Admin Console.
2. Select Organization > Announcements.
3. Click Create announcement.

4. Enter the announcement details:
   Provide the following details when creating an announcement:

   Field	Description
   Name (internal)	Internal name used to identify the announcement in the list. This is not visible to end users.
   Text	The text displayed in the announcement banner (maximum 150 characters).
   Link text	The button label users click to take action (maximum 50 characters).
   Link URL	The link opened when users click the button (maximum 2000 characters).
   Audience	Select Everyone in the organization or one or more specific teams. The editor shows the estimated audience size.
   Dates	Set the start and end dates for when the announcement is visible.
   Priority announcement	Marks the announcement as high priority so it appears first for the selected audience. If multiple announcements are marked as priority, they are shown in order of creation.

5. Review the preview.
   Use the preview panel to see how the announcement will appear to users before publishing.

6. Select the audience and review the estimated audience size before publishing.
   Choose who will see the announcement:

   • Everyone in the organization – shows the announcement to all users in the organization.
   • Specific teams – shows the announcement only to selected teams.

   You can select one or more teams. Users who belong to multiple selected teams see the announcement only once.
   For more details, see Target announcements and manage audience.

7. Set the schedule.
   Select start and end dates to define when the announcement is visible.
8. Click Save draft or Publish.
   Save draft stores the announcement without publishing.
   Publish makes the announcement live or schedules it based on the selected dates.
   Cancel closes the editor without saving changes.