Open announcement via bell

What is this?

If a bell notification is sent when an announcement is published in your choir, you get an entry in the bell. One click on it opens the announcement directly, with its content, attachments, comments and any polls.

This is usually the fastest way to read new announcements without going through Messages › Announcements first.

How to open an announcement via the bell

1. Click the bell at the top right of the header.
2. In the "Notifications" window you see the entry for the announcement.
3. Click the entry.
4. You land on the announcement with its full content.
5. Read, comment or react as usual.

What you can do on the announcement

• Read the content: full text, with clickable links
• Open attachments: PDFs, images, Word, Excel and text files
• Comment: replies and discussion, if comments are allowed
• React: with one of ten emojis
• Take part in polls, if one is attached

Permission

You can only open announcements that are visible to you, meaning announcements from choirs where you may view announcements. If the visibility is restricted to certain permission groups, functions or chat groups, you have to belong to one of them.

Tips

• Respond promptly, especially for polls and sign-ups with a deadline; otherwise you miss important things.
• Use comments for follow-up questions, so everyone has the discussion in one place instead of scattered across chats and emails.
• For attachments with program flyers or sign-up links, open them in the browser instead of downloading the whole PDF.