# Announcement bar

The announcement bar section settings:

<table><thead><tr><th width="257"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Show bar on home page only</td><td>Tick this check box to show the announcement bar on the homepage only.</td></tr><tr><td>Layout</td><td>Choose from <strong>Marquee</strong> or <strong>Carousel</strong> to decide the announcement bar layout.</td></tr><tr><td>Marquee</td><td><strong>Direction</strong> <br>Choose the marquee direction from the following options:<br>- Left to right <br>- Right to left <br><br><strong>Desktop scrolling speed</strong><br>Use the slider to decide the marquee scrolling speed on the desktop. <br><br><strong>Mobile scrolling speed</strong><br>Use the slider to decide the marquee scrolling speed on the mobile.</td></tr><tr><td>Carousel</td><td><strong>Use block colors</strong><br>Tick this check box to use the inside block colors instead of the section colors for tha announcement bar's carousel layout. <br><br><strong>Auto-rotate slides</strong> <br>Tick this check box to auto rotate the carousel slides. <br><br><strong>Change slides every</strong> <br>Use the slider to decide the time duration between the slides auto rotation.</td></tr><tr><td>Color scheme</td><td>Choose the color scheme. </td></tr></tbody></table>

**Block settings:**

<table><thead><tr><th width="262"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Text</td><td>Insert any promotional or important text here.</td></tr><tr><td>Colors</td><td><em>Note: These colors are used on the carousel layout in case</em> <br><em><strong>Use block colors</strong> setting is checked.</em> <br><br><strong>Background</strong> <br>Choose the background color. <br><br><strong>Text</strong> <br>Choose the text color. <br><br><strong>Link</strong> <br>Choose the link color.</td></tr></tbody></table>