To create new announcements a user should be in the *Announcements Managers* group.
When your user has such permissions, this is the way to create an announcement:

#. Go to *Discuss > Announcements*
#. Create a new one and define a title. This title will be shown in the announcement
   header.
#. Define the announcement scope:

   - Specific users: manually select which users will see the announcement.
   - User groups: users from the selected groups will be the ones to see the
     announcement.
#. Define the announcement body. You can use rich formatting and event paste your
   own html (editor in debug mode).
#. By default, the announcement will be archived. This is to prevent the announcement
   to show up before time.
#. Once the announcement is ready, unarchive it going to the *Actions* menu an choosing
   the *Unarchive* option.
#. Optionally you can set an announcement date to schedule the announcement. The
   announcement won't show up until that date.
#. If the announcement doesn't make sense once a date is passed, you can set a due date.
   From that date, the announcement won't be shown to anyone.