Define the background color, foreground color, and text alignment of an announcement.

Before you begin

Role required: admin, sp_admin, or announcement_admin

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > Service Portal > Announcements.
  2. Open an existing announcement or create a new announcement.
  3. In the Display style field, click the reference lookup icon to open the referenced table.
    The Announcement Styles [announcement_style] list view opens.
  4. Click New to create a new display style.
  5. Complete the form.
    FieldDescription
    Name Internal name of the display style.
    Application The application scope of the announcement. This value is read-only.
    Background color Color name or HEX value in the format #000000 for the announcement background.
    Foreground color Color name or HEX value in the format #000000 for the announcement text.
    Alignment Text alignment. Options include:
    • Left align
    • Center align
  6. Click Submit.

Result

By default, the announcement appears in both the portal banner and the Announcements widget, but only the banner uses your new display style. You can configure the widget to use the display style also. For more information, see the instance options in Announcements widget.