# How do I use the Announcements Index Page?

You can view all your course [announcements ](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/What-are-Announcements/ta-p/39)in the Announcements Index Page. As an instructor, you can also create announcements and modify announcement settings.

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<button class="embed-button">Embed this Video</button></div>## Open Announcements

<div data-step-uuid="1225B8BB-233B-4FEE-9B15-E4BB2AFE4604" id="bkmrk-"><div data-step-uuid="1225B8BB-233B-4FEE-9B15-E4BB2AFE4604"><div>![Open Announcements](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/740/338/original/6bdf2d5d-19ac-4b12-b7a9-28c9390a291c.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>In Course Navigation, click the **Announcements** link.

## View Index Page

<div data-step-uuid="1ad894d7-e381-4a15-aadf-4d3cfb5770ee" id="bkmrk--0"><div data-step-uuid="1ad894d7-e381-4a15-aadf-4d3cfb5770ee"><div>[![View Index Page](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/493/124/medium/2cae79ab-b5e0-46c1-83df-afc85ee40757.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/493/124/original/2cae79ab-b5e0-46c1-83df-afc85ee40757.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>The Announcements Index page is designed with global settings at the top of the page \[1\], followed by the individual announcements \[2\].

## View Global Settings

<div data-step-uuid="2db71697-3685-44b1-8c39-f1267577b7eb" id="bkmrk--1"><div data-step-uuid="2db71697-3685-44b1-8c39-f1267577b7eb"><div>[![View Global Settings](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/493/126/medium/d0681a8e-142f-4d5c-87c3-781d3728a067.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/493/126/original/d0681a8e-142f-4d5c-87c3-781d3728a067.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To filter the announcement list to view all or only unread announcements, click the drop-down menu \[1\].

To search for an announcement by words in its title, enter words, phrases, or partial words in the **Search** field \[2\].

To mark all announcements as being read, click the **Mark all as read** button \[3\].

To [add a new announcement](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-add-an-announcement-in-a-course/ta-p/1194), click the **Add Announcement** button \[4\].

To view external feeds for announcements, click the **External Feeds** link \[5\]. You can [add an external feed](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-add-an-external-RSS-feed-to-an-announcement-as-an/ta-p/771) or [subscribe to the Announcements RSS feed](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-subscribe-to-the-Announcements-RSS-feed-as-an/ta-p/767).

## View Announcements

<div data-step-uuid="02ad9d5f-f123-4a1c-b4b0-b6b628c38db0" id="bkmrk--2"><div data-step-uuid="02ad9d5f-f123-4a1c-b4b0-b6b628c38db0"><div>[![View Announcements](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/493/128/medium/fb1bbcbe-77a1-4bcb-a115-9391c26b2c2c.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/493/128/original/fb1bbcbe-77a1-4bcb-a115-9391c26b2c2c.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Announcements are listed in reverse chronological order with the newest appearing first and the older Announcements appearing towards the bottom.

Each announcement includes the title of the announcement \[1\], the profile picture of the user who posted the announcement \[2\], an unread indicator near unread announcements \[3\], the announcement post date \[4\], the number of unread/total replies in the announcement \[5\], and an options icon to manage individual announcement settings \[6\].

**Notes:**

<div data-step-uuid="02ad9d5f-f123-4a1c-b4b0-b6b628c38db0" id="bkmrk-a-profile-picture-di"><div><div>- A profile picture displaying the letter U in place of a user's profile picture indicates that an announcement was imported using a course copy, the Course Import Tool, or a blueprint course. Additionally, copied announcements do not include a posted date and time.
- If a user does not have a profile picture, the user's initials display in place of their profile picture.

</div></div></div>## Manage Multiple Announcements

<div data-step-uuid="D717AFCB-9675-4B86-BEF2-26DB1CFE3EED" id="bkmrk--3"><div data-step-uuid="D717AFCB-9675-4B86-BEF2-26DB1CFE3EED"><div>[![Manage Multiple Announcements](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/551/648/medium/9b4d6a30-f905-45d2-8560-717628b9e7c8.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/551/648/original/9b4d6a30-f905-45d2-8560-717628b9e7c8.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To apply a bulk action, such as locking or deleting, click the checkbox next to the announcements \[1\]. To close all selected announcements to comments, click the **Lock** button \[2\]. To delete all selected announcements, click the **Delete** button \[3\].

## Manage Individual Announcements

<div data-step-uuid="a466e457-32c5-4aba-b075-a64588e2c4c2" id="bkmrk--4"><div data-step-uuid="a466e457-32c5-4aba-b075-a64588e2c4c2"><div>[![Manage Individual Announcements](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/566/781/medium/cad0d711-af4e-4030-a6e8-d64a549be269.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/566/781/original/cad0d711-af4e-4030-a6e8-d64a549be269.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To view an announcement, click the name of the announcement \[1\].

To open individual announcement settings, click the **Options** icon \[2\]. To [delete an announcement](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-delete-an-announcement-in-a-course/ta-p/1200), click the **Delete** link \[3\]. If your course allows comments, you can also [allow or disallow comments](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-allow-or-disallow-announcement-replies-in-a-course/ta-p/707) \[4\].

## View Student View

<div data-step-uuid="22d26cf8-cafa-4027-a11c-bca504555bf1" id="bkmrk--5"><div data-step-uuid="22d26cf8-cafa-4027-a11c-bca504555bf1"><div>[![View Student View](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/416/380/medium/e14cb53f-9513-40c5-bb67-540a8d1a59b3.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/416/380/original/e14cb53f-9513-40c5-bb67-540a8d1a59b3.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To view the announcements index page as a student, click the **View as Student** button.

**Note:** If the course navigation link for the page is disabled and hidden from students, the View as Student button does not display.

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