ARCHIVED: Using Oncourse Announcements, how do I add, edit, or delete an announcement?
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Adding an announcement
To add an announcement:
- In your site's menubar, click .
- On the "Announcements" screen, near the top, click .
- In the text box next to "Announcement title", type the subject of your announcement.
- In the text box under "Body", use the rich-text editor to
create and format the body of your announcement.
Note: Pasting text into the rich-text editor should preserve most formatting, but some types of formatting may need to be added manually in the editor after pasting. You can also use the ARCHIVED: Pasting from Microsoft Word. icon to paste from a Microsoft Word document, although this may not preserve every type of formatting. For details, see
- Under "Access", select how to display your announcement:
- Visible to members of other sites
- Visible only to certain sections or groups. Use the checkboxes to choose which groups or sections can view the announcement.
Note: If you don't see the option to display to groups, no groups or sections are associated with your site; see ARCHIVED: Managing groups.
- Under "Availability", select
Note: If you choose to specify dates, any email notifications will be sent out on the specified beginning date.
to release your
announcement or to hide it, or select , and then select a beginning date and/or ending date for the
announcement's visibility.
- Under "Attachments", you can attach a file from your local computer or from Resources, or specify the URL for a file on the web. For instructions, see ARCHIVED: Options for adding attachments.
- You can choose to have your announcement emailed to participants
in addition to being posted. From the
- (the default setting)
drop-down list, select the appropriate option:
- To post your announcement, click . To preview your announcement, click .
Editing an announcement
To edit an announcement:
- In your site's menubar, click .
- Under the announcement's subject, click
Note: If you don't have sufficient rights to edit a particular announcement, you will not see the option to revise it. Also, you can edit only one announcement at a time.
.
- Make the desired changes to your announcement.
- Click , , or .
Deleting an announcement
To delete one or more announcements:
- In your site's menubar, click .
- Under "Remove?", select the announcement(s) you want to delete.
Note: If you don't have sufficient rights to delete a particular announcement, you will not see a box next to its title.
- Click .
- On the confirmation screen, click or .
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Last modified on 2018-01-18 14:22:56.