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      How to post a Company Announcement?

      This article explains how to create and post a Workmates company announcement.

      An announcement could be a formal public statement about an event, fact, etc. By default, only HR administrators have permission to post announcements on behalf of the company. ( This can be changed under Settings - WM - Resources Settings)

       

      To create a new announcement, 

      1. Go to the Resources drop down on the top left and choose Announcements. 
      2. The page lists all the existing announcements. Click  "NEW ANNOUNCEMENT" button located on the right to create a new post. 
      3. Enter a title, cover image, and description of the announcement. You can attach files if needed.
      4. Select the channel and audience for the announcement.
      5. When posting to the Company feed there are four options:
        1. Everyone - The announcement will be visible to everyone in the company.
        2. Location - The announcement will be visible to all the employees in the selected location.
        3. Department - The announcement will be visible only to the employees in the selected department.
        4. Division - The announcement will be visible to all the employees in the selected division.
      6. Edit Post Settings by clicking on the Settings icon.
        a.   Comments - by clicking on the toggle, you decide if the comments will be allowed or not on this post

        b.   Notify Audience -  there are multiple ways you can notify a specific audience for this specific announcement.
        By default, email and push notification are turned on but you can also choose Text notification. When text notification is enabled, you will be able to enter a short message that will be sent to the employee's cell phone number.

        c.   Mandatory Read -You can make the Announcement post to be Mandatory read which means that channel members will be asked to confirm that they have read this post and until they do it, it will be pinned at the top on their feed.
      7. The announcement can be saved as a draft, published immediately when the "Publish" button is clicked, or scheduled to be posted on a specific date and time.

       Once the Announcement is published, you can choose to pin it at the top so it can stay visible.