diff --git a/static/images/help/announce-message.png b/static/images/help/announce-message.png deleted file mode 100644 index cbba845e8b..0000000000 Binary files a/static/images/help/announce-message.png and /dev/null differ diff --git a/templates/zerver/help/about-streams-and-topics.md b/templates/zerver/help/about-streams-and-topics.md index 762902d71f..fa8fbf6b67 100644 --- a/templates/zerver/help/about-streams-and-topics.md +++ b/templates/zerver/help/about-streams-and-topics.md @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ are not members of a private stream cannot subscribe to the stream, and they also cannot read or send messages to the stream. Users are subscribed to specific streams in the organization by default, -such as the [#announce](/help/make-an-announcement) stream. Users can easily +such as the #announce stream. Users can easily [view messages](/help/view-messages-from-a-stream) from a specific stream; in addition, they can [browse](/help/browse-and-subscribe-to-streams#browse-streams) their stream diff --git a/templates/zerver/help/include/sidebar.md b/templates/zerver/help/include/sidebar.md index 04dfa0c350..f545e1a562 100644 --- a/templates/zerver/help/include/sidebar.md +++ b/templates/zerver/help/include/sidebar.md @@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ * [Status messages](/help/format-your-message-using-markdown#status-messages) * [@-mention a user](/help/at-mention-a-team-member) -* [Make an announcement](/help/make-an-announcement) * [Write in a different language](/help/send-a-message-in-a-different-language) * [Reply to a message](/help/reply-to-a-message) * [Edit or delete a message](/help/edit-or-delete-a-message) * [Edit the topic of a message](/help/change-the-topic-of-a-message) * [Message a stream by email](/help/message-a-stream-by-email) +* [Notify everyone on a stream](/help/notify-everyone-on-a-stream) ## Reading messages * [Navigation and unread counts](/help/unread-counter-and-pointer) diff --git a/templates/zerver/help/make-an-announcement.md b/templates/zerver/help/make-an-announcement.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9057931e77..0000000000 --- a/templates/zerver/help/make-an-announcement.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,56 +0,0 @@ -# Make an announcement - -An announcement on Zulip is a message which will reach -all users in an organization. - -## The #announce stream - -The #announce stream is just like other streams in most ways, but it's -conventionally used for organization-wide announcements. - -![Example message](/static/images/help/announce-message.png) - -By default, everybody is subscribed to this stream. For this reason, -you'll want to keep the traffic on it low, so that people don't mute -it and miss an important announcement. - -Additionally, Zulip's notification bot uses this stream for its -messages. - -## Send an announcement - -1. To send an announcement, click the **New stream message** - button located at the bottom of your screen. - A box similar to the one shown in the below image will appear. - - ![New stream message](/static/images/help/new-stream.png) - -3. In the **Stream** field, input `announce` to select the `#announce` stream. - -4. Enter the topic for your announcement in the **Topic** field. - - !!! tip "" - Your topic name cannot be longer than 52 characters. - -5. Enter your announcement in **Compose your message here...** - (also known as the compose box). - - !!! tip "" - You can type `@**all**` to mention everyone subscribed to the stream you - send the message to. - -6. Finally, you can now send your announcement by - clicking the **Send** button or by pressing the enter key - (if you have checked the option **Press Enter to send**). - -!!! tip "" - You can always cancel your message by clicking the x () icon located at the top right corner of - your compose box or pressing the `Esc` key. - - -!!! warn "" - **Note:** By default all users are subscribed to the `#announce` stream, - but users can unsubscribe from and mute the stream. This means that - announcements, although organization-wide, will not reach users who - have muted or unsubscribed from the `#announce` stream. diff --git a/templates/zerver/help/notify-everyone-on-a-stream.md b/templates/zerver/help/notify-everyone-on-a-stream.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b713a9c10d --- /dev/null +++ b/templates/zerver/help/notify-everyone-on-a-stream.md @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +# Notify everyone on a stream + +You can notify everyone on a stream with the `@**all**` mention. + +!!! warn "" + **Note:** This will not notify anyone who has muted the stream.