This guide explains how to **create a new News Announcement**, including formatting, attachments, audience targeting, scheduling, public-website publishing, and auto-deletion. For a feature overview, see [[News Announcements Overview]] --- ## Prerequisites - You must be part of a [[User Groups Overview|User Group]] that has access to manage news announcements. --- ## Steps to Create a News Announcement 1. Open the **News** page. 2. Click the **Add Announcement** button. 3. Click **New Announcement** to open the announcement editor. 4. Enter the **title** and **body** of the announcement. 5. Use the formatting toolbar to change **font** and basic formatting as needed. 6. (Optional) Add **attachments**: - Click the **Choose File** button and select one or more files, **or** - **Drag and drop** files into the upload box. 7. Set **audience access** — see [Targeting an Audience](#targeting-an-audience) below. 8. Set **scheduling and visibility options** — see [Scheduling and Public Visibility](#scheduling-and-public-visibility) below. 9. Click the **Create Announcement** button. The announcement is created and appears at the top of the News list. If it is scheduled for a future date, a **Scheduled** notice is displayed. If it is public, it is also marked as visible on the public website. --- ## Targeting an Audience ### Buildings - If your account has multiple buildings, choose which buildings should receive the announcement. - **Search** for a building or **select from the list**. - Click the **X** next to a building to remove it. - Click the main **X** to remove all selected buildings. ### User Groups - Choose which **User Groups** should receive the announcement (for example, **Owners**, **Board Members**, **Residents**). - You can select one group, multiple groups, or any combination — for example, *Owners only*, *Owners and Board Members*, or *Board Members, Owners, and Residents*. > Custom Buildings and custom User Groups are created in the **Administration** section. --- ## Scheduling and Public Visibility ### Public Announcement - Toggle the announcement to **Public** if you want it added to your public website's announcements page. - Public announcements can be viewed by anyone without logging in. ### Scheduled Posting Date - Specify the **date** the announcement should be posted and sent to users. - The announcement remains pending until that date arrives. ### Auto-Delete Date - Optionally specify a **date** on which the announcement should be **automatically deleted**. - Useful for time-sensitive notices (events, temporary closures, etc.). See also [[Delete a News Announcement]] --- ## After Creating an Announcement - The announcement appears at the top of the **News announcements** page - Scheduled and public flags are displayed on the listing. - To make changes, see [[Edit a News Announcement]] - To send the same message via text or call, see [[Sending SMS Text Messages]] and [[Sending Phone Broadcast Calls]]. ---