> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.3dolphins.ai/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.3dolphins.ai/employee/announcement/create-new-announcement.md). # Create New Announcement Before agents can receive announcements on their dashboard page, supervisors must first make announcements on this page. Navigate to the **Announcement** page and there is **New Announcement** section at the bottom right of the page to make a new announcement.

**Component Explanation:** | Name | Description | | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Announcement | Write your announcement that will display to the agent and is limited to 200 characters. | | Audience |

Select the agent group that will receive this announcement.

Note:
If you log in as a supervisor, you will only see your group on the audience list.

Set when your announcement will be shown to the agent. There are two-time options:

Now: Your announcement will be active immediately and displayed on the agent dashboard page.
Later: Your announcement will be active according to the predetermined time.
Start date: Enter the time when the announcement will active.

| After that, click the **'Publish'** or **'Schedule'** button (if your announcement uses the publish time 'Later'). Then, you will see the new announcement in the **Announcement list** section on the **Active** tab as shown below.

So, the announcement will appear according to the predetermined time on the agent's dashboard, as shown below.