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Create Announcement dialog contains a Subject field and the text body for the announcement message. The dialog has a rich text editor to format the announcement message. The Announcement Active Date section has two options: to make the announcement active upon creation or to make the announcement active on a specific date. The Announcement Expire Date section has three options: to never expire, to expire after a certain number of days, or to expire on a specific date. If you select the last option, there is a date picker. The dialog has Create and Cancel buttons.