Tutorial · Communication

Schedule an issue and choose its channels

Choose where a bulletin issue goes out (app, PDF, Noticeboard) and when: now, on the set release day or on a date you pick.

4 minVerified on 26 Sept 2026Leaders and office staffAvailable
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Open publishing

Open Bulletin, go into the ready issue and select Publish… at the top. If the issue already went out and you changed it, the same command is called Republish.

Fig. 1Publish… opens the dialog with channels and release date.
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Choose the channels

Under Where turn on the channels: Online (the issue is readable in the app), Print · PDF (the printable PDF) and Notice on the board with the PDF (a notice announces the issue and attaches the PDF).

If you switch off Online and the notice, only the PDF is left: the dialog becomes Export PDF and does not ask for a date.

Fig. 2Each channel has its own switch.
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Choose when it goes out

Under When choose Now, From the calendar (the release day and time set in the settings) or Pick a date and time. The button at the bottom changes accordingly: Publish now or Schedule · ….

Select the button: “The issue is online.” or “The issue is scheduled.” appears.

Fig. 3From the calendar uses the community’s release day and time.
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Set the automatic release

In the bulletin Settings, section When it goes out, set Release day and Publication time. With Ready issues go out on their own on, every ready issue is scheduled for the next release slot.

Save with Save settings: changes apply from the next issue.

Fig. 4The day and time here feed the From the calendar option.

What you have achieved

  • The issue is published or scheduled on the chosen channels.
  • The next ready issues can go out on their own on the set day.

Troubleshooting

From the calendar is disabled

You have not set a release day and time. Go to Settings → When it goes out, fill in the fields and save.

I see “Pick a moment in the future.”

The chosen date and time have already passed. Pick new ones.

The automatic release is paused

The issue changed after approval or is not approved yet. Check it and schedule it again from Publish….

I see “The issue is empty: add at least one block.”

Go back to the composer, add content and try again.