--- title: How to Send an Announcement - Beta description: In the Announcement tab, Click the green New Announcement button. 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[Knowledge Base](https://support.makeshift.ca/migration/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Admins/Managers](https://support.makeshift.ca/migration/knowledge/admins-managers?hsLang=en) 3. [Locations and Departments - Beta](https://support.makeshift.ca/migration/knowledge/admins-managers?hsLang=en#locations-and-departments-beta) # How to Send an Announcement - Beta ## To Send an Announcement to a Group or an Individual, Please Follow the Below Steps: MakeShift allows administrators to send announcements or messages to employees via their mobile device. The messages can be sent to specific Locations, Departments, Positions and Individuals. Select **Announcements** located in the top navigation bar.  ![](https://support.makeshift.ca/hubfs/image-png-Feb-14-2023-05-39-56-0595-PM.png)   Click the green **New Announcement** button. ![](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-14-2023-05-39-39-0658-PM.png?width=224&height=57&name=image-png-Feb-14-2023-05-39-39-0658-PM.png)   *Announcements can be sent to groups by following the next steps:* Select the **Groups** tab. ![](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-14-2023-05-39-20-6661-PM.png?width=380&height=337&name=image-png-Feb-14-2023-05-39-20-6661-PM.png)   Click in the first box and scroll through the first dropdown menu to choose if you would like to send this announcement to the entire company, an entire location, or a single department.  ![](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-14-2023-05-39-03-5628-PM.png?width=401&height=357&name=image-png-Feb-14-2023-05-39-03-5628-PM.png)   Select the **Employment Type** you would like to send the announcement to. ![](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-14-2023-05-38-49-3322-PM.png?width=318&height=284&name=image-png-Feb-14-2023-05-38-49-3322-PM.png)   Enter the Message you would like to send to your employees. ![](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-14-2023-05-38-27-2399-PM.png?width=471&height=148&name=image-png-Feb-14-2023-05-38-27-2399-PM.png)   Click the green **Send to Groups** button. ![](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-14-2023-05-38-07-9674-PM.png?width=171&height=59&name=image-png-Feb-14-2023-05-38-07-9674-PM.png)   *Announcements can also be sent to specific individuals by following these steps:* Select the **Individuals** tab. ![](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-14-2023-05-37-16-5803-PM.png?width=370&height=289&name=image-png-Feb-14-2023-05-37-16-5803-PM.png)   Select the individuals you would like to send a message to, by choosing them from the Individuals drop down menu. Enter the message you would like to send to your employees. ![](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-14-2023-05-36-43-7535-PM.png?width=433&height=136&name=image-png-Feb-14-2023-05-36-43-7535-PM.png)   Click the green **Send to Individuals** button. ![](https://support.makeshift.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-14-2023-05-36-37-2924-PM.png?width=206&height=60&name=image-png-Feb-14-2023-05-36-37-2924-PM.png) --- At this time, the above article is for beta users only. 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