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Create announcements

Important: This feature is only available for work or school accounts.

To broadcast information to a wide audience, create announcements.

  • To post or reply in announcements, you must be a Space Manager.
  • If you’re a space member, you can only read or react to messages.

Important: You can’t change a space into announcements after it’s created.

  1. On your computer, go to Google Chat or your Gmail account.
  2. Next to "Spaces," click Create or Find a space "" and then Create a space.
  3. Enter a space name.
  4. Open the Advanced section.
  5. Click the checkbox next to "Only Space Managers can post."
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