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In the New Announcement window, populate the Headline field with the subject of the Announcement and add your message to the Content field.
You can add attachments to your announcements, such as pictures or other files. You can also record audio or video directly within the Announcement page to attach to your announcement.
To add an attachment, click the Add a File button in the Attachments section. Browse to locate your file and click Open to select the file and click Add to complete the file attachment. To add more attachments, click the Add button and repeat the steps.
To record audio, click the Record Audio button in the Attachments section. Ensure your microphone is set up correctly and click New Recording. Click Add and enter a Title and Description for this recording. Click Add and to add your recording to the announcement. Click Cancel to erase your recording.
To record a video, click the Record Video button in the Attachments section. Ensure that your webcam and microphone are set up correctly and click New Recording. Click Add to enter a Title and a Description. Click Add to add your video to the announcement. Click Cancel to erase your recording.
The Always Show Start Date check box is selected by default and can be unselected by un-checking the corresponding checkbox.
If you are not applying any dates or restrictions you can either Publish your Announcement or Save as Draft to publish at later date.
Your Announcement appears on your Course Home on the date that you selected. If you selected Always Show Start Date, the date of the posting appears beside the headline.
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