# Announcement bar
An announcement bar is a short snippet where you can showcase a message to your site. The **announcement bar** is an excellent way to grab your customer’s attention with important messages, promotions, or countdowns.
## **How to add an Announcement bar to your Shopify store**
{% hint style="success" %}
Steps:
1. In the theme editor (**Customize**), navigate to the **Header** group and click **Add section.**
2. Select the **Announcement bar.**
3. Make necessary changes.
4. **Save** the settings**.**
{% endhint %}
## How to edit an Announcement bar section
### Section settings
You can control how the bar displays by ticking/unticking the checkboxes.
* **Show close button**: Activate the X button on the right-hand side of the bar.
* **Enable carousel**: Enable swiping through when you have multiple announcements.
* **Auto-rotate messages**: Activate auto-scroll messages.
* **Change message every** (second): Determine the rotating message's speed when the auto-rotate messages option is enabled.
### Block settings
{% hint style="success" %}
Steps:
1. Locate **Announcement bar.**
2. Click **Add block.**
{% endhint %}
#### Content
* **Text**: Input the information needed.
* **Link:** Direct customers to a specific page when clicking the bar.
* **Hide on pages**: Hide the Announcement bar on targeted pages.
#### Visibility
You can decide whether to hide one announcement bar from a specific view (mobile/ tablet/ desktop).
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