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# Announcement bar

### Configure the announcement bar

Select the customize theme option. Click on the dropdown menu at the top of the page to select the **Home page** template**.**

From the left side menu, select the **Announcement bar.**

Customize the section by utilizing the settings on the right side of the theme editor, as described below:

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="264"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Announcement bar</td><td><strong>Show announcement on home page only</strong><br>Select the checkbox to show the announcement bar on the home page only.<br><br><strong>Color scheme</strong><br>Select any color scheme defined in the theme settings>Colors>Schemes.</td></tr><tr><td>Backgrounds</td><td><strong>Section background</strong><br>Choose the background color from solid or gradient. These colors can be managed in the assigned color scheme.<br><br><strong>Background media</strong><br>Choose the image or video.<br><br><strong>Image</strong><br>Choose any image from the store library.<br><br><strong>Shopify-hosted video</strong><br>Choose any video from the store library.<br><br><strong>Overlay opacity</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to determine the overlay opacity.<br><br><strong>Enable blur effect</strong><br>Select this checkbox to enable blur effect on the selected image or video.<br><br><strong>Blur intensity</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to determine the intensity of blur effect.</td></tr><tr><td>Slides</td><td><strong>Auto rotate announcements</strong><br>Select the checkbox to enable the auto-rotation of the announcements.<br><br><strong>Change slides every</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to set the auto rotation speed of announcements.<br><br><strong>Font</strong><br>Choose the font family from:<br>- Heading<br>- Body<br>- Accent<br>(These fonts can be changed in the typography under theme settings.)</td></tr><tr><td>Internationalization</td><td><strong>Enable language and country selector</strong><br>Select the checkbox to show the language and currency details.<br><em>(Note: To display either the language or location (currency), navigate to theme settings > Internationalization, and select the desired option.)</em></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Block settings

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="269"></th><th></th><th data-hidden></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Text</td><td>Add any promotional or important text.<br><br><em>(<strong>Note</strong>: Wrap text in [ ] for stroke, ( ) for gradient color, italic for gradient background. The marker colors are managed from assigned color scheme> Heading highlights.)</em></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>


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