How do I use the Announcements Index Page?

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You can view all your course announcements in the Announcements Index Page. As an instructor, you can also create announcements and modify announcement settings.

00:07: How do I use the announcements index page? 00:12: In course, navigation, click the announcements link 00:16: The announcements index page is designed with global settings at the top of the page, 00:20: followed by the individual announcements. 00:24: To filter the announcement list to view all or only unread announcements, click 00:28: the drop-down menu. 00:31: To search for an announcement by words. In its title enter words phrases 00:35: or partial words in the search field. 00:39: To add a new announcement, click the add announcement button. 00:46: To mark all announcements as being read. Click the mark wall is read button. 00:51: To view external feeds for announcements click the external feeds link. 00:55: You can add an external feed or subscribe to the announcements RSS feed. 01:01: Announcements are listed in Reverse chronological order with the newest appearing first 01:05: and the older announcements appearing towards the bottom. 01:10: Each announcement includes the title of the announcement, the profile picture of 01:14: the user who posted the announcement 01:17: An unread indicator near unread announcements. 01:21: The announcement post date is listed for announcements. 01:25: Additionally, the number of unread, total replies in the announcement and 01:29: an options icon to manage individual announcement settings. 01:32: Displays 01:34: To apply a bulk action such as locking or deleting click the checkbox 01:38: next to the announcements. To close all selected announcements 01:42: to comments. Click the lock button. To delete all selected announcements. 01:47: Click the delete button. 01:50: To view an announcement, click the name of the announcement. 01:54: To open individual, announcement settings. 01:56: Click the options, icon to delete an announcement. 01:59: Click the delete link. If your course allows comments, you can 02:03: also allow or disallow comments. 02:07: To view the announcements index page. As a student. 02:09: Click the view as student button. 02:13: This guide covered how to use the announcements index page.

Open Announcements

In Course Navigation, click the Announcements link.

View Index Page

The Announcements Index page is designed with global settings at the top of the page [1], followed by the individual announcements [2].

View Global Settings

To filter the announcement list to view all or only unread announcements, click the drop-down menu [1].

To search for an announcement by words in its title, enter words, phrases, or partial words in the Search field [2].

To mark all announcements as being read, click the Mark all as read button [3].

To add a new announcement, click the Add Announcement button [4].

To view external feeds for announcements, click the External Feeds link [5]. You can add an external feed or subscribe to the Announcements RSS feed.

View Announcements

Announcements are listed in reverse chronological order with the newest appearing first and the older Announcements appearing towards the bottom.

Each announcement includes the title of the announcement [1], the profile picture of the user who posted the announcement [2], an unread indicator near unread announcements [3], the announcement post date [4], the number of unread/total replies in the announcement [5], and an options icon to manage individual announcement settings [6].

Notes:

• A profile picture displaying the letter U in place of a user's profile picture indicates that an announcement was imported using a course copy, the Course Import Tool, or a blueprint course. Additionally, copied announcements do not include a posted date and time.
• If a user does not have a profile picture, the user's initials display in place of their profile picture.

Manage Multiple Announcements

To apply a bulk action, such as locking or deleting, click the checkbox next to the announcements [1]. To close all selected announcements to comments, click the Lock button [2]. To delete all selected announcements, click the Delete button [3].

Manage Individual Announcements

To view an announcement, click the name of the announcement [1].

To open individual announcement settings, click the Options icon [2]. To delete an announcement, click the Delete link [3]. If your course allows comments, you can also allow or disallow comments [4].

View Student View

To view the announcements index page as a student, click the View as Student button.

Note: If the course navigation link for the page is disabled and hidden from students, the View as Student button does not display.