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Add a highlight

Highlights are the picture banners residents see first when they open the app. Use them for news that should stay visible for a while.

The Highlights list with the Add menu open

Choose a type

  1. 01
    Open it

    In the side menu, open Community and click Highlights.

  2. 02
    Add

    Click Add at the top right.

  3. 03
    Type

    Feature Highlight takes residents to a part of the app, like Maintenance Request. Description Highlight opens a short article. External Link Highlight opens a website. These steps use Description Highlight.

The top of the Create Description Highlight form

Add the content

  1. 04
    Title

    Enter the Highlight Title in English, and Arabic in the second box.

  2. 05
    Image

    Upload the Image. The best size is 750 × 375 px, and a picture that speaks for itself works best.

  3. 06
    Description

    Write the Description, in English and then Arabic.

The bottom of the Create Description Highlight form

Choose who and when

  1. 07
    Attachments

    Upload any PDF, Word, Excel or CSV file, up to 16 MB.

  2. 08
    Audience

    Choose All Users or specific people and groups.

  3. 09
    Visible After

    Pick when it should appear. It starts at right now.

  4. 10
    Save

    Check it over, then click Save.

Good to know

  • Drag the three lines at the start of a row to change the order of highlights in the app.

Your highlight is set

Use the archive icon in its row to take it down.