Make an Announcement	panFora
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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