# Startup Dialog

### Overview

The **Startup Dialog** is a modal pop-up window that allows network admins to broadcast important information to all network users immediately after they log in. This is ideal for announcements, company-wide alerts, or providing helpful links to resources.

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### Enabling the Startup Dialog

To enable the startup dialog, check the corresponding box. This will display the dialog on the User Portal when network users and admins log in.

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Leave the box unchecked if you do not want the startup dialog to appear.

**Title**

Enter a title in the **Title** text box. This title will be displayed at the top of the modal dialog.

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### Configuring Display Settings

Choose when the startup dialog appears to network users. The startup dialog will **only display to network users and admins**. **Guest users** will not see the dialog.

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**Do not automatically show the start page:** The dialog will **not appear** when users log in.

**Automatically show the start page every time a network user logs in:** The dialog will be shown **every time** a network user or admin logs into the User Portal.

**Automatically show the start page when there is new or updated content:** The dialog will only appear when:

* There is a new company announcement post.
* The title of the announcement post has been updated.
* A custom title or content in the dialog has been changed since the user's last login.

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### Configuring Display Options

Admins can customize what content is shown within the startup dialog.

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**Enable Announcements**

Check the box to display the **announcements section**. The startup dialog will only show **posts marked as "Company Announcements"**.

Uncheck the box to **hide** the announcements section.

**Enable Custom Content**

Check the box to display the **custom content section**, where you can add rich text, media, and custom HTML. Click the **Preview** button to view an inline preview of how your custom content will look in the dialog.

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Uncheck the box to **hide** the custom content section.

{% hint style="info" %}
If **both** the Announcements and Custom Content options are disabled but the Startup Dialog is still enabled, an error message will appear when users log into the domain.
{% endhint %}

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### FAQs

**Is the startup dialog displayed to mobile users?**\
No. The startup dialog is currently supported on the **web only**, and is **not** displayed in mobile apps.


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