The News feature is the perfect way to share long form information with a target audience, collected and organized in its own space within Speakap.
You can access News by navigating to the left side menu, once you click into the feature you will see a tool bar with the search, filtering, and creating a new post options.
Right below you can see all the published news items addressed to you, with the newest in the top left.
Filtering options in News
You can filter your News landing page in the top right corner, here are your options:
- Drafts
- Published
- Published by me
- Scheduled
Searching News Items
Looking for that news item your manager posted a couple of months ago and don’t feel like scrolling through other department news? Easy: use the dedicated News search bar at the top of the page.
By using this search bar instead of the universal Speakap search, you are sure to get only relevant news items as results.
What does a news item look like?
- Open a news item by clicking on the card with the title you can see on the landing page.
- Once you do, you’ll see the news header and the content down below.
- Under the title you will find the author and the time and date of publication.
- Below the header on the right, you will find a box with links to the most recently posted news items for easier navigation.
Interested in creating your first news items? Check out our guide here!
Comments and reactions on news
Have something to say? At the bottom of a news item you will see a text box where you can share your thoughts about the piece you just read, or you can leave a reaction by hovering over the like icon!
You can access News on the app by tapping on the megaphone icon in the bottom menu. Here, you will see a ‘+’ sign in the top right corner from which you can start composing a news item, followed below by the search bar and the filtering options.
Right in the center of the screen you can see all the published news items addressed to you, with the newest at the top.
Filtering options in News
You can filter your News landing screen using the top filtering bar, by clicking on the default status ‘Published’. Here are your options:
- Drafts
- Published
- Published by me
- Scheduled
Searching News Items
Looking for that news item your manager posted a couple of months ago and don’t feel like scrolling through other department news? Easy: use the dedicated News search bar at the top of the page.
Remember, if you can’t immediately see the search bar, drag the news page down!
By using this search bar instead of the universal Speakap search, you are sure to get only relevant news items as results.
What does a news item look like?
Open a news item by tapping on the card with the title you can see on the landing screen.
Once you do, you’ll see the news header and the content down below.
Under the title you will find the author and the time and date of publication.
Interested in creating your first news items? Check out our guide here!
Comments and reactions on news
Have something to say? At the bottom of a news item you will see a text box where you can share your thoughts about the piece you just read, or you can leave a reaction by long tapping over the like icon!