# Edit Your Dashboard Announcement

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You can display a custom announcement banner at the top of your Creator Edit portal's dashboard. Dashboard announcements are useful for notifying creators of upcoming promotions, new products, or other important information you want them to see when logging in.

1. In the upper-right corner, select your **\<Name>** ![](https://4048883401-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwMLlMoFBtKJa8ptd3zaw%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-c2cb550b55c51ea1eeff0acbd6f437a03b621a2c%2F60d033ae8a04c14498d5229c3c0160ac05feea7f605dbd770741793c900469f0.svg?alt=media) **\[Drop-down menu]** → **Admin**.
2. From the left navigation menu, select **Email and announcements**.
3. Below the *Announcements* section, select **Edit Dashboard Announcements**.
4. In the *Edit Dashboard Announcement* window, customize your notification banner by updating the following fields:

   | Announcement component          | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
   | ------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
   | **Header** (Optional)           | Your announcement's primary text.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
   | **Body** (Required)             | Any additional text you want to add to your header to provide more context to the announcement.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
   | **Link text** (Optional)        | Add call-to-action text.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
   | **Link text URL**               | Add the relevant URL to your link text.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
   | **Text alignment** (Optional)   | Align your message to display on the left, center, or right of the banner.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
   | **Background color** (Required) | Enter a hex code color code for your banner's background.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
   | **Border color** (Optional)     | Enter a hex code color code for your banner's border.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
   | **Announcement visibility**     | ![](https://4048883401-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwMLlMoFBtKJa8ptd3zaw%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-d0b6669ae76a7bef06a8d6940d7ad5c16bb8d018%2F7cb018d4face8d7cceb880eb5086c812e764fbcfe6f2a0377f88bc7576973070.svg?alt=media) **\[Toggle]** between showing and hiding your announcement. |
5. Select **Save**.

   * The dashboard announcement will remain visible until you hide or update the content.

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