Send an announcement to a channel in Microsoft Teams

While viewing new posts from the top

1. In the channel's Posts tab, at the top, go to Start a new post.

2. Select Announcement under the box where you type your message. 

While viewing new posts from the bottom

1. In the channel's Posts tab, at the bottom click Start a post

2. Next to Post, select Post type .  Click Announcement . 

From here, you can type a headline. Select Color scheme to change its background color or Custom background to create a custom background.  

Create a custom announcement background using Microsoft Designer

Use the fully integrated Microsoft Designer app to create a custom announcement background.

1. After selecting Announcement and opening the compose box, select Custom background   to launch the Designer app.

2. From here, you can generate an image by typing a prompt in the text box, select Add image, or Explore ideas from existing templates.

Add your own image

1. If you have an image you’d like to use in your announcement banner, select Add image under the search bar.

2. Select the image you want to use from your files, and select Open.

3. Designer will auto-generate templates incorporating your image, which you can then Customize.

Generate an image from a description using AI

1. Select Generate image.

2. Enter your image description into the text field, and select the arrow or tap Enter. You can add to your description or modify it if the images generated are not quite right.

3. Choose the image you’d like to use in your announcement banner, then choose Select.

4. You’ll see several different banner templates appear incorporating your generated image. Select the one you prefer, and choose Customize to edit the banner further, or Done to use it as-is.