How do I view Announcements as a student?
The Announcements Index Page allows you to view and filter announcements in your course. You can also receive new announcements via Canvas notifications, view announcements on the Recent Activity Dashboard, or view announcements in the To Do list.
Open Announcements
In Course Navigation, click the Announcements link.
View Announcement
The Announcements Index page displays global settings at the top of the page [1], followed by the individual announcements [2].
Announcements are listed in reverse chronological order with the newest appearing first and the older announcements appearing towards the bottom.
View Announcements Page
An announcement includes three sections: the announcements toolbar [1], the announcement [2], and announcement replies [3].
View Announcement Toolbar
The announcement toolbar will remain at the top of the screen when you are viewing announcement replies.
To search for replies or specific authors, enter your terms in the search field [1].
To filter replies, click the Filter drop-down menu [2]. You can filter by all replies or unread replies.
To sort replies by newest or oldest, click the Sort button [3]. To return to the top of the announcement, click the Top button [4].
View Announcements
The announcement includes important information about the announcement, including the announcement title [1] and description [2].
You can also view the name of the author [3], the date and time the announcement was published [4] or edited [5], and number of replies [6].
View Announcement Replies
Announcement replies display below the announcement topic [1].
To view threaded replies, click the # reply link [2].
To mark a message as unread, click the Mark as Unread link [3].
Learn how to reply to an announcement.
