Add an Announcement

 

To add an announcement:

1.      Click Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase from the main menu bar.

2.      On the View Settings page, click Announcement Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase.

3.      View Announcement Details page opens, as shown in the Figure 4-1-1. This page shows the list of announcement topics along with their dates of publish.

 

Tip: You can also click on Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase from the toolbar to access the View Announcement Details page directly.

 

Note: You can view the announcements details by clicking on the respective topic.

You can also modify and delete the announcements from this page.

 

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Figure 4-1-1: View Announcement Details

 

4.      Click Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase to open Add New Announcement page. Enter information in the required fields as shown in the Figure 4-1-2:

 

Required Fields

Field

Description

Announcements For

Choose whether the announcements will be displayed in the Representative section, Client section or Both by selecting the corresponding radio button.

Publish Date (Hrs:Min:Date)

Specify the publish date (current date or a future date) by clicking Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase and time (24-hour clock) from the drop-down menu of the announcement as shown in the Figure 4-1-2. The information will be displayed after this date.

End of Publishing Date (Hrs:Min:Date)

Enter the date and time of the announcement. The information will not be displayed after this date.

Topic

Enter the title for the announcement. The title should not be more than 100 characters including spaces.

Announcement

Enter the announcement content. The announcement content should not be more than 100 characters including spaces.

 

Note: Incase you want to provide spaces in the Topic you can use underscore.

If the Announcement content is more than 100 characters you can use the Extended Announcement, optional field.

 

5.      Click Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase to save this information.

 

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Figure 4-1-2: Add New Announcement