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How Do I Notify (Announce) Vacation Tracker to Active Users?

Last updated on June 6, 2025

How Do I Notify (Announce) Vacation Tracker to Active Users?

If you have completed your Vacation Tracker setup and wish to announce Vacation Tracker to your team(s) by sending out a notification, you can easily do so by following these steps:

  • Using Vacation Tracker Integration - Google
  • Using Vacation Tracker Integration - Slack
  • Using Vacation Tracker Integration - Microsoft Teams

Google

  1. Go to our online dashboard (app.vacationtracker.io) and click on Connect with Google
  2. Once on the online dashboard, find the announcement button in the top right-hand corner

  1. Click on the button and a new pop-up will show
  2. Enter an email address or multiple email addresses to who you wish to send the notification to

5. Click on Send Announcement and the following email will be sent:

Slack

  1. Go to our online dashboard (app.vacationtracker.io) and click on Connect with Slack
  2. Once on the online dashboard, find the announcement button in the top right-hand corner

  1. Click on the button and a new pop-up will show
  2. Select the channel where you wish to send the notification to

5. Click on Send Announcement and the following notification will be sent:

Microsoft Teams

  1. Go to our online dashboard (app.vacationtracker.io) and click on Connect with Microsoft Teams
  2. Once on the online dashboard, find the announcement button in the top right-hand corner

  1. Click on the button and a new pop-up will show
  2. Select the channel where you wish to send the notification to

  1. Click on Send Announcement and the following notification will be sent:

|| Please keep in mind, anyone in the selected channel will be able to see the notification sent (both for our Microsoft Teams and our Slack integration).

| After sending your announcements, you may want to set your notifications! You can do this by using the steps outlined in this article: How Do I Set Notifications Within Vacation Tracker?

Account Settings

  1. Why am I receiving reminders?

  2. What is the schedule / flow of leave reminders?

  3. What is the Difference Between Inactive and Deleted Users?

  4. What Information Can I See on My Calendar View?

  5. What happens if a leave isn't responded to ( approved / denied ) right away?

  6. How Do I Sort the Order of Leave Types?

  7. How Do I Set Notifications Within Vacation Tracker?

  8. How Do I Set My Company's Start Year in Vacation Tracker?

  9. How Do I Set Global Notifications?

  10. How Do I Set Department Notifications?

  11. How Do I Set an Administrator within Vacation Tracker?

  12. How Do I Notify (Announce) Vacation Tracker to Active Users?

  13. How Do I Enable/Disable the Automatic User Import?

  14. How Do I Disable / Delete Notifications?

  15. How Do I Deactivate a User?

  16. How Do I Change the Company Name on the Online Dashboard?

  17. How Do I Add (Import) Users?

  18. How Can I View Company Logs?

  19. How Can I Create and Configure Leave Types?

  20. Google Workspace: How Do I Send Notifications to a Group?

  21. Google Workspace: Editing Permissions

  22. Employee Onboarding: What Roles Can I Assign in Vacation Tracker?

  23. Does Vacation Tracker offer SSO (single sign-on)?

  24. Connecting to a Shared / Existing Calendar

  25. Can Leave Types Automatically Update My Users' Slack Statuses (Slack Status Update)?

  26. Can I Update User Information from my Directory Into Vacation Tracker?

  27. Can I turn off leave reminders?

  28. Can I Edit Users' Names Within Vacation Tracker?

  29. Can I choose which leave types have the Out of Office (OOO) message?

  30. Can I Change the Calendar Start Date?

  31. Can a Vacation Tracker Admin or Approver turn on/off the OOO (Out of Office) feature for users?

  32. Adding a New Calendar (Using iCal Connection)

  33. How Can I Set Leave Quotas in Hours Instead of Days?

Still have questions? Let us show you how Vacation Tracker can help.