Announcements are short messages that appear inside the POS for every signed-in staff member. They come in two forms.
Go to Managers > Announcements.
- Site banner: A persistent ribbon shown until you remove it. Enter a message, pick a banner color from four named options (Info blue, Success green, Warning amber, Danger red), choose where it appears (All Pages or Dashboard Only), and click "Activate Banner". Remove it later by clicking "Remove Banner".
- Send Staff Notification: A one-time message that pops up for everyone on their next page load. Type a message in the "Message" box and click "Send to All Staff". Past notifications are listed below and can be deleted.
For important notices that need confirmed receipt, turn on "Require acknowledgment" before sending. When Require acknowledgment is on, two additional options appear: Auto-remind (re-pings recipients who haven't acknowledged after a delay) and Notify sender (alerts you each time someone acknowledges). You then get a per-person dashboard; see How to Track Announcement Acknowledgments.
Use banners for ongoing notices ("we close at 4pm Friday") and Send Staff Notification for one-shot reminders ("clock-in policy changed today").