Announcements

Announcements can be added to your subsite homepage and are a great way to highlight important, time-bound information.

Creating an Announcement

1. Edit your department site’s homepage (index).
2. Under the introduction text box, check the Yes box next to Add Announcements?
3. Click the down-arrow to the right of Announcement.
4. Choose a start date for when you want the announcement to become available. 
5. Choose an expiration date for when you want the announcement to expire; this is optional.
6. Add an announcement heading. Keep this short, like, “HOLIDAY HOURS, or “NEW POLICY”
7. Add the body of your announcement. A max of 3 sentences is best. You can add links and other formatting in an announcement.
8. If you would like your announcement heading to be a link add this using the Link drop-down below the announcement body.
9. Save and Submit your changes.
10. Publish your home page.

Example announcement box:

In order for your announcement to show up you will need to:

• Set the date and time correctly.
• Publish the home page on the day you want the announcement to display.

To remove the announcement from your home page:

• Make sure the expiration date has passed.
• Publish the homepage.

Managing Announcements

On the right-side of an announcement drop-down are some icons.

• Click the green plus sign + to add additional announcement boxes.
• Click on the up or down arrow to reorder announcements; this is only available if you have multiples.
• Click on the red minus sign - to delete announcements.