How do I add an announcement in a course?

You can create an announcement to share important information with all users within your course and with users in sections of a course. In your notification preferences, you can choose to receive notifications for announcements created by you as well as replies to announcements you've created.

Notes:

  • Your course must be published for students to receive announcement notifications. If you import an announcement from another Canvas course, new announcement notifications will not send to course users.
  • If an announcement is created before the course start date and the Students can only participate in the course between these dates setting is enabled, students will not receive announcement notifications.
  • Notifications are not sent for announcements created before the course has been published.
  • Student app users cannot view announcements on the homepage. However, they can view announcements in the course's Announcements navigation.

00:07: How do I add an announcement in a course? 00:10: In course navigation click the announcements link 00:14: Click the add announcement button. 00:17: Type a title for the announcement in the topic title field 00:21: Add content in the rich content editor. 00:24: To add an attachment to your announcement click the attach link then 00:28: select a file. 00:30: View the attached file name. You can download or delete 00:34: the attachment to download the attached file. 00:36: Click the file name linked to delete the attachment hover 00:41: the cursor over the link and click the delete icon. 00:48: In the usage right drop-down menu select one of five usage rights. 00:53: If you are an instructor and are not sure which usage write applies to your file, please 00:57: consult your institutional admin for guidance. 01:01: I hold the copyright original content created by you. 01:05: I have obtained permission to use the file authorized permission by the author. 01:11: The material is in the public domain explicitly assigned to public domain 01:15: cannot be copyrighted or is no longer protected by copyright. 01:21: The material is subject to an exception EG fair use the 01:25: right to quote or others under applicable copyright laws excerpt 01:29: or summary used for commentary news reporting research or 01:33: analysis in education. 01:36: The material is licensed under Creative Commons. 01:39: This option also requires setting a specific Creative Commons license. 01:44: If known enter the copyright holder information in the copyright holder field. 01:50: To save your usage right settings click the save button you can edit usage 01:54: right settings by clicking the set usage rights icon. 01:58: By default canvas will send your announcement to all sections within your course. 02:02: To select specific sections for your announcement click the post to drop down 02:06: menu and select sections from the list provided. 02:11: In the options section, you can select various options for your announcement. 02:16: To allow other users to reply to the announcement click the allow participants 02:20: to comment checkbox. 02:23: To disallow threaded replies to an announcement click the disallow threaded 02:27: replies checkbox. 02:30: To require students to reply to a post before seeing other replies click 02:34: the participants must respond to the topic before viewing other replies checkbox. 02:40: To enable an announcement podcast feed click the enable podcast feed 02:44: checkbox. 02:46: To allow users to like announcement replies. 02:48: Click the allow liking checkbox. 02:52: By default the announcement will display immediately after you publish it and 02:56: it displays for the duration of the course unless you delete it. 03:00: However, you can set display dates for the announcement to specify 03:04: when the announcement should display set a date and time in the available from area. 03:09: To specify when the announcement should stop displaying set a date and time 03:13: in the until area. To delay the posting of your announcement 03:17: schedule the announcement for a future date. 03:21: Click the publish button. 03:24: View the announcement in the announcements index page 03:27: This guide covered how to add an announcement in a course.

Open Announcements

Open Announcements

In Course Navigation, click the Announcements link.

Add Announcement

Add Announcement

Click the Add Announcement button.

Create Announcement

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 attach a file [3].

Add Attachment

Add Attachment

To add an attachment to your announcement, click the Attach link [1], then select a file.

View Attachment

View Attachment

View the attached file name.

You can download or delete the attachment. To download the attached file, click the file name link [1]. To delete the attachment, hover the cursor over the link and click the Delete icon [2].

Set Usage Rights

Set Usage Rights

If required by your institution, you will need to select usage right settings for your attachment. To manage usage right settings, click the Set usage rights icon [1].

In the Usage Right drop-down menu [2], select one of five usage rights. If you are an instructor and are not sure which usage right applies to your file, please consult your institutional admin for guidance:

  • I hold the copyright (original content created by you)
  • I have obtained permission to use the file (authorized permission by the author)
  • The material is in the public domain (explicitly assigned to public domain, cannot be copyrighted, or is no longer protected by copyright)
  • The material is subject to an exception - e.g. fair use, the right to quote, or others under applicable copyright laws (excerpt or summary used for commentary, news reporting, research, or analysis in education)
  • The material is licensed under Creative Commons; this option also requires setting a specific Creative Commons license

If known, enter the copyright holder information in the Copyright Holder field [3].

To save your usage right settings, click the Save button [4]. You can edit usage right settings by clicking the Set usage rights icon.

Select Sections

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.  

Notes:

  • If your course does not have sections, Canvas will still show the All Sections option, and all course users can view the announcement.
  • Teachers and TA's are notified of all new course Announcements, unless they are Section restricted.

Select Options

Select Announcement Options

In the Options section, you can select various options for your announcement.

To allow other users to reply to the announcement, click the Allow Participants to Comment checkbox [1].

To require students to reply to a post before seeing other replies, click the Participants must respond to the topic before viewing other replies checkbox [2].

To enable an announcement podcast feed, click the Enable podcast feed checkbox [3].

To allow users to like announcement replies, click the Allow Liking checkbox [4].

Notes:

  • By default, replies are not allowed in announcements unless the Allow Participants to Comment checkbox is selected.
  • The Allow Participants 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 Participants must respond to the topic before viewing other 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 checkboxes.

Set Display Dates

Set Announcement Display Dates

By default, the announcement will display immediately after you publish it, and it displays for the duration of the course unless you delete it. However, you can set display dates for the announcement. To specify when the announcement should display, set a date and time in the Available from area [1]. To specify when the announcement should stop displaying, set a date and time in the Until area [2].

To delay the posting of your announcement, schedule the announcement for a future date.

Publish Announcement

Publish Announcement

Click the Publish button.

Note: Unless the announcement not available yet, once you click the Publish button, your announcement is immediately be posted in your course.

View Announcement

View Announcement

View the announcement in the Announcements Index page.