*Title: What's New in activeCollab?
*Slug: news

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When logging in to activeCollab, you may wish to see what has been going on since your last visit. 

<{sub}>Create a News Page<{/sub}>

You can configure a page to see all updates and important recent events:

<{step num=1}>Open the <{term}>Dashboard<{/term}> and click the <{option}>Gear Icon<{/option}>.<{/step}>
<{step num=2}>Click the <{option}>+<{/option}> button to create an additional <{term}>Dashboard Tab<{/term}>.<{/step}>
<{step num=3}>Name the tab and select the layout that you wish to use.<{/step}>
<{step num=4}>Add one the following widgets:<{/step}>

- <{option}>Recent Activities<{/option}> displays all recent activities on Projects that you are involved in. This widget is permission sensitive and will display only the data that you are allowed to see.
- <{option}>Day Overview<{/option}> shows Time, Expenses and Assignment Reports for a a desired day. Set the day, user and Project to list all related Tasks.
- <{option}>System Notifications<{/option}> lists all messages that require your attention. activeCollab is aware of the users' <{page name="system-roles" book="people"}>System Roles<{/page}> and only displays notifications that are relevant to the user. For example, a Project Manager will be notified about late/due Milestones or Tasks, while a Financial Manager will be notified about overdue Invoices.
- <{option}>Announcements<{/option}> made by using the Announcement tool available in the <{term}>Administration<{/term}>
- <{option}>Reminders<{/option}> make sure that you never miss an important deadline or event.

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<{sub}>Notification Center<{/sub}>

Another way to stay in the loop with activeCollab is to use the <{option}>Notification Center<{/option}>. After subscribing to a Milestone, a Task, a Discussion or a File, the information about any changes made to the item will be displayed here.

There are two ways that your notifications can be delivered:

- **via Email** - activeCollab will send you an email containing the information about the changes (eg. when a Task is completed or a New File version is uploaded).
- **as In-line Notifications** - new updates will appear as an unread Notification count and as a pop-up message.

To choose the notification channel which suits you best, open <{term}>Notifications<{/term}> and click on the<{option}>See all Notifications<{/option}> link. Use the <{option}>Settings<{/option}> button to define how you wish your notifications to be delivered.

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