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# Make an announcement
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An announcement on Zulip is a message which will reach
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all users in an organization.
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## The #announce stream
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The #announce stream is just like other streams in most ways, but it's
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conventionally used for organization-wide announcements.
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By default, everybody is subscribed to this stream. For this reason,
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you'll want to keep the traffic on it low, so that people don't mute
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it and miss an important announcement.
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Additionally, Zulip's notification bot uses this stream for its
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messages.
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## Send an announcement
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1. To send an announcement, click the **New stream message**
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button located at the bottom of your screen.
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A box similar to the one shown in the below image will appear.
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3. In the **Stream** field, input `announce` to select the `#announce` stream.
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4. Enter the topic for your announcement in the **Topic** field.
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!!! tip ""
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Your topic name cannot be longer than 52 characters.
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5. Enter your announcement in **Compose your message here...**
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(also known as the compose box).
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!!! tip ""
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You can type `@**all**` to mention everyone subscribed to the stream you
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send the message to.
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6. Finally, you can now send your announcement by
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clicking the **Send** button or by pressing the enter key
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(if you have checked the option **Press Enter to send**).
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!!! tip ""
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You can always cancel your message by clicking the x (<i
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class="icon-vector-remove"></i>) icon located at the top right corner of
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your compose box or pressing the `Esc` key.
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!!! warn ""
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**Note:** By default all users are subscribed to the `#announce` stream,
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but users can unsubscribe from and mute the stream. This means that
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announcements, although organization-wide, will not reach users who
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have muted or unsubscribed from the `#announce` stream.
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