đŹ Watch the 30-second video: Communications: How to post an announcement
Announcements are the easiest way to share news, updates, and reminders with your whole church. They appear in your Church Portal and in the My Gracely mobile app.
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Go to Communications
In the left-hand menu, open Communications and click Announcements.Start a new announcement
Click Create new at the top right to open the editor. (If you haven't posted any announcements yet, you'll see a Post an Announcement button in the middle of the page instead â it does the same thing.)
Communications â Announcements. â Create new starts an announcement. ⥠Filter by All posts, Pinned only or Scheduled. ⢠Preview shows how it looks to members.
Write your announcement
Enter a Title of your announcement.
Type your message in the Announcement content field.
Use the formatting tools to bold, italicize, or add links. Links you add are clickable on both the Church Portal and the My Gracely app home screen.
Pin it (optional)
Turn on the toggle under the title so it shows Pinned to keep the announcement at the top of the portal home for extra visibility. Leave it on Not pinned to show it in the regular announcements list.Publish or schedule
To publish right away, click Post now.
To send it later, turn on Schedule for later, pick a date and time, then click Schedule post.
In Post an announcement: â Title, ⥠the pin toggle (shows Not pinned / Pinned), ⢠Announcement content, ⣠Schedule for later, ⤠Post now.
đĄ Tip: Editing an existing announcement? Your changes are saved with Update post. For a scheduled announcement, you can Update schedule or Publish now to send it early.
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