Create Announcements List using Custom List

Use an announcements list to post news, status,post and other short bits of information you want to share with team members.You can create an announcement by using custom list also.

1. Create a custom list. Go to Site Actions -> More Options.
2. Click on list from LHS -> Custom List. Give a name of custom list and click on create.
3. Create two new columns in the list to give same functionality as announcement. Select Custom List ->
In the ribbon click on list -> List settings.
4. In the list settings page “Create column” option.
5. Create two columns i.e. body – multiline and expires – datetime column.
6. Add the list to the page where you want to disply. Go to page -> click on edit option in top link bar
-> Insert -> Web part -> Choose Lists and Libraries option -> Choose the list from RHS.
7. List will add to the page. Then set the setting for the list.
8. Click on list -> Choose List option from ribbon -> Modify View.
9. In edit view page choose option from Filter -> set Expires Greater than or Expires equal to [Today].
10. In the result only those records will display which have expired date more than today date.