Store Announcements

Store Announcements, formerly Calendar of Events, displays on the home page, right above the footer.

The Store Announcements section provides the ability to post robust messages on the website through a user-friendly interface. This section serves as the primary method for stores to communicate announcements, events, and timely information to customers.

Currently, a maximum of four announcements can display at a time. Each announcement requires a start and end date; these dates correspond to the dates the announcement takes place. The announcement can display before the start date. However, once the end date passes, the announcement automatically drops off the website.

By default the announcement remains inactive, you must activate to display. Store announcements display on the website 24 hours after the announcement is saved and activated in Accelerator.

Maintain Store Announcements

Several function buttons on the Store Announcements list in Accelerator allow you to easily maintain your store announcements.

Select the link below to view the details to create and maintain store announcements.
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Create a New Store Announcement

To create a new store announcement:

1. Log onto eFollett Accelerator.
2. Select StoreuStore Announcements from the menu bar.
   
3. Select New on the Announcement list.
   
   The Add Store Announcement window displays.
4. Fill out the following sections on the Add Store Announcement window:

Title (Required) Displays in bold as the title of the announcement. Start date (Required) Indicates the start of the event. End date (Required) Indicates the end of the event. Display Dates? (Optional) If checked, the dates show. If not checked, dates do not show. Message (Required) Insert the main message text of the announcement. This field has a 256 character limit. URL Label #1 (Optional) Display text for a link to a related website. URL Link #1 (Optional) URL address of link #1. The link must be in the standard URL format, e.g., http://www.efollett.com. URL Label #2 (Optional) Display text for a link to a related website. URL Link #2 (Optional) URL address of link #2. The link must be in the standard URL format, e.g., http://www.efollett.com.

5. Select OK to save the announcement.

Activate an Announcement

By default the announcement remains inactive.

To activate an announcement:

1. Check the box next to the Title of the announcement, then select Activate.
   

Note: Only four announcements can display on the website at one time. If more than four are activated at the same time, only the announcements closest to the current date display.

Deactivate an Announcement

Announcements automatically drop off the website after the end date passes.

To manually remove an announcement:

1. Check the box next to the Title of the announcement, then select Deactivate.

Delete a Store Announcement

To delete a store announcement:

1. Check the box next to the Title of the announcement on the Store Announcement page.
2. Select Delete.
3. Select OK to complete the deletion.

Edit a Store Announcement

1. Check the box next to the Title of the announcement on the Store Announcement page.
2. Select Change.

3. Make the necessary changes.
4. Select OK to complete the changes.