Summary
Announcements help to communicate important messages to your members. They can be used instead of sending out an email to all members. They are shown on the Home page of your website so that everybody will read them upon first accessing the site. The newest Announcements (or last edited) will show at the top of the home page.
Create
To create an Announcement, click on "Content" under the "Administration" menu and then click on "Announcement". Required fields are Title and Message. Optionally, you can add file attachments to the Announcement that contain more detailed information to by downloaded by members by opening up the "File Attachments" section at the bottom of the Announcement page.
Edit/Delete
You can edit/update an Announcement after creating it by clicking on the Title of the Announcement and then clicking on the "Edit" tab. To delete an Announcement, follow the procedure for edit/update and then click the "Delete" button.
Filter
If you are using the Group Filter feature, you will also be able to select which segment of your organization this message applies to.
Teaser
For each Announcement, a "teaser" will be created of approximately the first 150 characters. The teaser will be shown on the Home Page. Clicking on the Title of the Announcement or the "read more" text will display the entire Announcement.
You can also control where the "teaser break" occurs in your Announcement by placing the text <!--break--> on a line by itself within the body of your Announcement.
