Create News (Sending out a Notification)

Create News (Sending out a Notification)

  1. In the Dashboard under "News", click "Create New"

  1. What? Fill out the title and body fields with the information you want to your community to see. You can add links, attachments/pictures and video during this step.
    1. Click "Continue"
  1. How? Choose where you want the message to go.
    1. Click "Continue"
  1. Who? Choose to whom do you want your message to go out to. Choose All Users or a specific category.
      1. “Access Control”- If utilizing Secured Access (Premium), choose a user role or target list if so desired.
    1. Click "Continue"
  1. When? Click "Send" to send now or "Schedule for later" to set a time
    1. Review message- Check for typos, the correct attachment, etc. Confirm your Targets, and set when to want to send the message, or send it immediately. 


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