You can view all your course announcements in the Announcements Index Page. As an instructor, you can also create announcements and modify announcement settings.
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
Global settings include a drop-down menu to filter all or unread announcements [1] and a search field for searching an announcement [2].
You can also add a new announcement [3] and view external feeds for announcements [4].
External feeds include adding an external feed and subscribing 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 name of the announcement [1], the 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].
Note: 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.
Manage Announcements
To apply a bulk action, such as locking or deleting, click the checkbox next to the announcement [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].
You can also use the options icon to delete-the announcement [2]. If your course allows comments, you can also allow or disallow comments[3].
Add Announcement
Click the Add Announcement button.
Create Announcement
Type a title for the announcement in the topic title field [1] and add content in the Rich Content Editor [2]. You can also add links, files, and images to the announcement using the content selector [3].
Note: The Rich Content Editor includes a word count display below the bottom right corner of the text box.
Select Sections
By default, Canvas will send your announcement to all sections within your course. To select specific sections for your announcement, click the Post to drop-down menu and select sections from the list provided.
Note: If your course does not have sections, Canvas will still show the All Sections option, and all course users can view the announcement.
Select Options
You can add an attachment to your announcement by clicking the Choose File button [1].
In the Options section, you can select various options for your announcement. You can delay the posting of your announcement [2], which allows you to schedule the announcement for a future date.
Additionally, you can allow users to comment on the announcement [3] and require students to reply to a post before seeing other replies [4].
You can also enable an announcement podcast feed [5] and allow students to like announcement replies [6].
Notes:
- By default, comments are not allowed in announcements unless the Allow users to comment checkbox is selected.
- The Allow users to comment option is persistent, meaning the option you select when creating or editing an announcement will carry over when you create a new announcement in the course. However, the Users must post before seeing replies option is not persistent.
- Comment options may not be available to you if announcement comments are disabled in your course. Check your Course Settings if you cannot view these check boxes.
Save Announcement
Click the Save button.
Note: Unless you are using the delay posting option in Announcements, once you click Save, your announcement will immediately be posted in your course.
View Announcement
View the announcement in the Announcements Index Page.