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How can I enable announcements? It is currently disabled and I cannot change it.
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Hello @kimberlyrodriqu Welcome to the Canvas Community. Thanks for posting your question. You should be able to customize your left-hand side course navigation menu...including making the "Announcements" button visible for your students. Check out this Guide for more information: How do I manage Course Navigation links?.
I hope this will be of help, Kimberly. Please let Community members know if you have any other questions about this...thanks!
Hello @kimberlyrodriqu Welcome to the Canvas Community. Thanks for posting your question. You should be able to customize your left-hand side course navigation menu...including making the "Announcements" button visible for your students. Check out this Guide for more information: How do I manage Course Navigation links?.
I hope this will be of help, Kimberly. Please let Community members know if you have any other questions about this...thanks!
Hello Kimberly Rodrique
In addition to @Chris Hofer's excellent reply, here's the Guide to create an announcement, once you have enabled it into your course navigation: How do I add an announcement in a course?
Hello @CezarGiosan ...
Once you have enabled the "Announcements" button in your course navigation, you need to have at least one announcement posted on your "Announcements" screen in order for that cross-out eye icon to go away. Have you posted any announcements to your course yet? Looking forward to hearing back from you on this.
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