Adding an Announcement

To create an announcement follow the steps outlined below:

1. Log into Blackboard and select the course.
2. Go to the course Control Panel.
3. Click the Course Tools link.
   
4. Click the Announcements link.
   
5. In the upper right corner ensure that the Edit Mode is  ON.  If not click Off, to toggle it to ON.
   
6. Click the Create Announcement button.
   
7. Type the Announcement’s Subject and Message.
   
8. Select availability and notification Options.
   
9. To link a content area into the Announcement, click on the Browse button to select location in the course.   Then click on the area to be linked. (Clicking on the + front of an item expands the item.)
   
   
10. Click the Submit button

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