Global announcements settings

This is where you customize the global announcements block.

Global announcements settings

Display global announcements: Display this block on the portal.: Yes No

Compact global announcements block style: "Yes" means use the compact style for for global announcements. "No" means use the large style (text view).: Yes No

Number of announcements on the portal: 0 means infinite

Number of days to display the announcement: 0 means infinite

Maximum size/length of global announcements: 0 means infinite

Announcements forums: Forum(s) from which we retrieve the announcements. Leave this blank to retrieve announcements from all the forums. If 'Exclude forums' is set to 'Yes', select the forums you want to exclude. If 'Exclude forums' is set to 'No' select the forums you want to see. Select/Deselect multiple forums by holding CTRL and clicking.

Exclude forums: Select 'Yes' if you want to exlude the selected forums from the announcements block, and 'No' if you want to see only the selected forums in the announcements block.: Yes No

Enable the announcements archive system: If enabled the announcements archive system / page numbers will be displayed.: Yes No

Enable/disable permissions: When displaying announcements, consider a user's forum-viewing permissions.: Yes No

Display the number of replies and views: This setting pertains to the compact block. When Yes, the number of replies and views are shown in 2 extra columns. When No, replies and views will be shown beside the forum name. Select No if you have problems with the display of the extra columns due to the extra width required.: Yes No