Delayed Announcements
User Guide Delayed Announcement Modifier
Under Development Last Updated: 01/08/2024
The user guides are currently under development. Content will be added and modified as we finalize these tools.
Overview
Use this tool to:
- Adjust delayed posting dates for announcements
- Bulk delete announcements
Related Tools:
Video Guide
You may use the chapter indicators in this video's timeline to jump ahead to the Delayed Announcement Modifier section of the video.
Interface
The Announcement Data table has a variety of columns to help you work with your announcements.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The name column includes the title of the announcement as well as a checkbox that can be used to bulk update announcements |
| Delay Post Date | This column allows you to set/adjust the delayed posting date for your announcements. |
| Actions | The Actions column contains links that will allow you to view or edit the announcement as well as the option to delete the announcement. |
| Text |
Provides a short preview of the text for the announcement, to help ensure you are adjusting the right announcement. This column will also include links to download any attachments. Note: This is text only, all formatting has been removed. |
| Settings |
The icons in the Settings column give a visual indication of the settings for an announcement. These include:
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Instructions
Section Announcement Dates
The Delayed Announcements tool does not currently support changing dates for different sections within a course. This is a feature that we hope to add in the future although we are not sure when it will happen. If your institution is interested in this feature, we would appreciate greater insight into how your institution uses section dates.