Make an Announcement | pan F ora
Forum Admin
Moderator

| Announcements allow Forum Administrators and Moderators to quickly and effectively reach a broad audience within the Forum community.

| You can choose from individually selected groups to the entire Forum community as the audience for each announcement.
| You can automatically generate an email version of your announcement to your selected audience.
| When posting an announcement, you can additionally notify Moderators and or Administrators via email.
| Announcements are displayed in their default Forum Group Home Page(s).

To Make an Announcement
| Select Make an Announcement under [Announcements] in the Menu Frame.
| The Editing Frame updates to show the Announcement form.

| 1.Type a title in the title field to enter Announcement Title
| Announcements will not be posted if the title field is left blank.
| 2.Type the message content in the text area to enter Announcement Text
| Announcements will not be posted if the title field is left blank.
| 3.Select the Announcement priority method
| Announcement on Web Page
|  | This is the default method.
|  | Announcements are displayed in the selected groups Home Page, and can only be viewed via the web.
| Web Plus Email Notification
|  | Generates an email version of the announcement in addition to the web page display.
|  | The email is sent to all selected recipients.
| 4.Select the Announcement Recipients
| All Groups
|  | Your announcement will be available to all users and moderators in the Forum, across all groups.
|  | Note that all groups in the [Recipient Groups] are checked. Please proceed to Step 7
| Selected Groups
|  | Only the selected groups will have access to your announcement
| 5.Select the Recipient Groups
| Check the box next to every group you would like to make your announcement available.
|  | Note that each group can be identified by its name and the name of its lead moderator.
|  | Groups are listed under their leader moderator name (Userid)
| 6.Additionally notify via Email
| All Moderators
|  | Check to send a copy of the announcement to all Forum Moderators across all groups.
| All Administrators
|  | Check to send a copy of the announcement to all Forum Administrators across all groups.
| 7.Click on to post your announcement.
| Click on the Clear button to clear the complete form.
| Tip: Wait for the confirmation window to ensure the announcement was posted correctly.

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