Announcements Gadget

Use the Announcements Gadget to let your Group members know about breaking news or changes to group plans. Announcements published to the group page can be emailed to all group members immediately. 

Creating An Announcement
Click Add in the lower left corner of the gadget.  A new window will pop up, allowing you to enter the title of your announcement, the details, and the date you’d like the announcement to expire. Be sure to make your title and details as descriptive as possible so that your members can find information easily. Deciding when the announcement will expire is important so that you don’t have outdated information on your Group page. Once you’re satisfied with your announcement, click on Add to return to your Group page, or Add and Share to publish and share with your members at the same time.

Sharing All Announcements
Sharing announcements is a great way to instantly let your members know what’s happening in your group but you can also share announcements with others who are not group members. To share all announcements, click Share (located in the lower left side of the Announcements gadget). A new window will open, allowing you to  share in three different ways: 1) with categories of members by user role or type of user in your group (e.g. all editors); 2) with one or more group members 3) with non-group members by entering their email address.  After you’ve made your selections, click Share to send the information and close the window.

Subscribe to Announcements
When you subscribe to Announcements, you can choose to receive email notification instantly or on a scheduled basis, whenever a new Announcement is added to your Group page.  Click on Subscribe in the lower left side of your Announcements Gadget to open a new window where you can select  the types of emails you wish to receive, the frequency, and the email address where you’d like to receive them.. When you’re finished, click OK to return to your group page.

Viewing Details of an Announcement
To view the details of any announcement by clicking on the triangle next to the announcement headline.  Click the triangle again to show only headline.

Editing, Deleting and Sharing an Individual Announcement
From your group page, click on the title of the Announcements Gadget and a new window will open. You can now edit, delete or share any individual announcement.  Click on an announcement headline and then choose Edit, Delete or Share from the dropdown box.