Message Board

• Click the Administrator tab.

• Click the Messages tab.

• Click the create new message button, .

• Define the message label and content.

• Select the list of recipient user accounts.

• Enter the number of days the message will appear.

• Click Save.

The message board was created to provide a notice to all users logging in. On the Messages page, messages can be viewed, edited, renamed, or deleted using icons under the Messages field.

Use this feature when the administrator wants to post a message saying the server is going to be down, to post a meeting notice, etc. Messages can be filtered in various ways to display only for certain groups, and can be made active or inactive at any time.

To create a message, follow these steps:

1. Under Admin/Messages, click the Create New Message button, .

2. Assign the message a name and enter it in the Message Name field.

3. Click on individual users or groups to highlight those who should view the message. Hold down the CTRL key while clicking to select multiple groups or users. Do not make any selections to send the message to all users and groups.

4. Enter the number of days to display the message.

5. Enter the message content in the Content field.

6. Click the Save button to activate a message. Check the Reset Message State box beside the Save button before saving to ensure all users receive the message.

A user can acknowledge and clear a message by clicking the OK button in the message box. When acknowledged, the message goes away for that user only.

Click the View button to obtain the list of notified users who have acknowledged the message.

The Edit button allows all message fields to be edited. When editing an existing message, be sure to check the Reset Message State box beside the Save button before saving to ensure all users receive the updated message.

The Rename button allows you to rename the message.

To remove a message, go to the list of messages under Admin/Messages, and press the Delete button.