Creating New Announcement/Notice

This page will show you how to create an announcement in the noticeboard section of your homepage, all employees will be able to see if there are any updates or additional information that they need to know about. It's a good way to stay connected and be in the loop for new events/meetings. You can also choose to generate a notice board report by referring to this article for more information. How to generate a report from Notice Board?

Step 1

On your dashboard, click on the employee section located in your left menu, then click on the Notice Board icon that shows up at the bottom of the section.

Step 2

Once you click on the Notice Board icon, you will see this page shown below. Click on the Add New button on the top right corner of your page.

Step 3

This is where you can name and customise your announcements to all employees, listed below is a brief explanation of each function.

• Start Date: This is a compulsory field that you need to fill up so your staff can know when the announcement was set or when the announcement will take effect.
• End Date: This is not a mandatory field to fill up, you can change if it's shown or not by clicking the "include end date" button down below. Then the End Date button will be gone after you press the button.
• Title: This is a compulsory field, it's the name of your announcement and it will be the title that shows up on the Notice Board on your homepage.
• Additional Info Box: The box below the title is where you can put additional information about your announcement. There are options for you to choose if your lettering is bolded, paragraphed, or aligned to the page. It operates similarly to Microsoft Word or Google Docs in that way.
• Upload File: This is where you can upload files that relate to your announcement (eg, a poster or letter), employee's will be able to click and view this file. 
• Acknowledgment Required Button:  You can click this button to control whether staff needs to acknowledge if they have seen the updates on the Notice Board or not.
• Required Acceptance: You can click this button to make it compulsory for your staff to acknowledge they have seen the announcement. 
• Required to Enter First & Last Name: You can click this button if you want staff to put in their first and last name to acknowledge that they have seen the Notice. This will not show up if you do not click the Required Acceptance option.
• Display End Date: If you check this, then your end date will not be displayed to those who see the notice, however, your notice will still expire when it is past the end date.

Step 4

When you are done with the announcement details, click continue and you will be able to choose a specific group of employees that will be able to see the announcement on their Notice Board. Click the continue button again to further choose each individual employee who will be able to see the notice.

Step 5

Once you are satisfied with your announcement details, click save on the top right corner of your screen.

Your announcement will show up on your Notice Board in your Homepage as shown below.

Step 6

For additional information, or if you want to check that information is correct, you can click on the announcement in the notice board and see who has acknowledged the new notice and check if the file uploaded is satisfactory.