In Course Navigation, click the Announcements link.

Click the Add Announcement button.

Click the Attach link.

Choose the file you want to attach [1]. To attach the file to the announcement, click the Open button [2].

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.

Click the Publish button.

View the attachment in the announcement.