Send an announcement to a channel in Microsoft Teams

Sometimes your message needs to stand out. With options for dynamic backgrounds and AI-powered image generation, channel announcements help your message cut through noise.

Create an announcement

The steps to create an announcement will vary based on your channel layout.

Create an announcement in the posts layout

Where you go to create an announcement depends on whether you see new posts at the bottom or the top. You can flip the order of your posts by selecting More channel options Microsoft Teams more options icon from the top corner. Then choose See new posts at top or See new posts at bottom.

While viewing new posts from the top

In the channel's Posts tab, at the top, go to Post in channel.
Select Announcement under the box where you type your message.

While viewing new posts from the bottom

In the channel's Posts tab, at the bottom, select Post in channel
Next to Post, select Post type . Select Announcement .

Create an announcement in the threads layout

In the channel's Conversation tab, at the bottom, go to Type a message.
On the right, select Actions and apps, then select Announcement .

Format your announcement

From here, you can type a headline. Select Color scheme to change its background color or Upload an image to add a background image.

Notes:

Announcement messages are available only in channels, not in group or 1:1 chats.
Designer banners in Teams will be retired to streamline image generation capabilities. Moving forward, Copilot in Teams will provide enhanced image generation features, where we will continue to invest and improve functionality.

Send an announcement to a channel in Microsoft Teams

Create an announcement