Display Spotlight messages for users on the Home Screen

When users log in to Showpad, the Home Screen is the first thing they see. This makes it a key opportunity to guide their attention. As an admin, you can use Spotlights to highlight important content or messages directly on the Home Screen, positioned prominently above the fold.

Unlike Announcements, which send notifications, Spotlights let you passively surface information without interrupting the user experience. You can feature up to 14 messages in a swipeable carousel, so users can browse through them at their own pace. The most recent message always appears first, helping you keep the focus on the most timely content.

Note: Spotlight messages work on Homepages that are not customized.

See how it works

Key features

• Highlight content and announcements on the Home Screen with Spotlights
• Target users with up to 14 Spotlights on the Web App and Windows Desktop App, and 7 Spotlights on iOS and Android. The last message is shown first.
• Use up to 256 characters in a Spotlight message
• Link to an Experience from a Spotlight message

You need this to succeed

The quick way

1. Navigate to the Collaboration tab in the Admin App
2. Create a New Spotlight
3. Include an image and attach assets
4. Publish for your users to see on their Home Screen

Do this step by step

Create a Spotlight Message

1. On the Collaboration tab, select Spotlights.
2. Click New Spotlight.
3. Add a Subject and write a Message.
4. Click Add Content within the message box to include files and Pages. Use the search field to find content or browse your Experiences. Check the boxes for the content you wish to include, then click Insert items.
5. To add a link to the Spotlight, copy the link you wish to include. This can be a link to an Experience, an external website, etc. Highlight the text in the Spotlight you wish to hyperlink, then click the link icon. Paste the link, then click Save. If you add a link to an Experience, ensure the users receiving the Spotlight have access to it.

   Note: To add a link to an Experience, go to the Experiences library, click the Experience, and copy the Experience App link from the Overview section of its detail panel. Learn more about internal links and app links.

6. To add an image, scroll down to the Upload Image section and drag and drop your image into the box, or click Browse to upload the image from your device. The maximum image size is 10 MB.
   This image is visible in a 300 px by 200 px frame and will keep its aspect ratio after uploading.
   You can remove the image by clicking on the trash can.
7. Click the Show to dropdown menu, and choose either All Users, Selected Experiences, or Selected User Groups.
   If you're a Promoted Member, selecting All Users will include all users belonging to user groups you manage through the Division permissions.
8. Type into the Select Experiences or Selected User Groups field and select from the list the Experiences or user groups you want to see this Spotlight message. If you select Experiences, anyone assigned to that Experience will see the Spotlight.
9. Check the box for Publish later if you wish to select a day and time the Spotlight message will be published. Leaving this box unchecked will publish the Spotlight upon clicking Publish.

   Note: Your system's timezone is used when creating a Spotlight message. If you configure a Spotlight message to appear at 10 AM tomorrow, it will show up at 10 AM, relative to your system settings.

10. Choose an optional Expiry Date.
11. Choose to Save as Draft or click Publish.

Managing Spotlight Messages

Within the Spotlights tab of the Collaboration page, you will see all the Spotlights you have access to. Using the left side menu, choose to view Published, Scheduled, Drafts, or Archived Spotlights.

Promoted Members who have permission to manage Spotlights will see any Spotlight assigned to an Experience or user group within the Division(s) in which they are promoted. Any Spotlight sent by the promoted user will be visible here, even if they no longer manage the user groups or Divisions that received it.

Spotlights sent to all users by another Promoted Member or admin will not appear in everyone's Spotlight dashboard.

For each Spotlight, you can see the Author, Recipients (Experiences, or users and user groups), the date it was Published, and the percentage of users who have Read the message.

To edit or archive a Spotlight, hover over its row and scroll to the right. Choose Edit or Archive. Archived Spotlights will be moved to the Archived tab, and from there, they can be deleted.