00:07: How do I create a global announcement in an account?

00:11: In global navigation click the admin link then click the name of

00:15: the account.

00:17: The settings portion of your account is only available to Canvas admins.

00:21: In account navigation click the settings link

00:26: Click the announcements tab.

00:28: Click the add new announcement button.

00:31: In the title, field type the title of the announcement.

00:35: In the announcement type field set the announcement type warning error

00:39: information, question or calendar.

00:44: In the message field, create the announcement, using the rich content editor, The

00:48: rich content editor includes a word count display below the bottom right corner

00:53: of the text box.

00:56: In the show to section, select the roles of users, who should see the announcement? You

01:01: can select both course, and account roles.

01:03: Selecting a role will send a notification to every user who has that role

01:07: in any course. If no roles are selected, the announcement will

01:11: display for everyone with a course in the originating account for sub-account.

01:17: Choose the start and end dates for the announcement by typing in the fields or selecting

01:21: the calendar icons required.

01:24: To send a notification directly to users.

01:26: When the announcement starts, click the send notification directly to

01:30: users when announcements starts checkbox.

01:33: Users who have enabled the global announcement notification.

01:36: Preference will receive a notification when the announcement starts.

01:41: Click the publish announcement button.

01:57: View, the global announcement, the announcement includes the name of your account or sub-account.

02:03: To copy a global announcement. Click the duplicate icon edit

02:07: the announcement details. Then publish the announcement.

02:11: To edit a global announcement. Click the edit icon, edit the

02:15: announcement details, then save the changes.

02:19: To delete a global announcement, click the delete icon, then confirm

02:24: that you want to delete the announcement.

02:27: This guide covered how to create a global announcement in an account.