The Announcement feature will allow the host/presenter to publish an in-room announcement for all the users inside the room to see for a certain duration that can be set by their preference. In addition, it also displays a Lower Third at the bottom left if the event has started.
Announcement Displayed in Chatbox
Lower Third
Creating Announcements
- Click the Toggle Chat button at the upper right-hand (stripe)
- Below the chat headers click the + button next to the "Create your first announcement"
- You will then see the Announcement button appear on the upper right portion to get the announcement creation panel
- At the top, you get the list of saved announcements. If you previously saved an announcement, then click this dropdown box to select and send an announcement.
To delete a saved announcement, select it from the dropdown and click the delete button - The textbox under the header "Announcement" is where you type or copy/paste the announcement to be made
- Select a color or keep the default (Black)
- Select or type the time to keep the announcement lower third displayed
- If you are planning to save it instead of sending it, click Save instead, otherwise click Send.
- At the top, you get the list of saved announcements. If you previously saved an announcement, then click this dropdown box to select and send an announcement.
- Click the SEND button.
You can show only one announcement at a time. If another host/presenter posts an announcement it will replace the previous announcement(s).