How do I view Announcements as a student?

The Announcements Index Page allows you to view and filter announcements in your course. You can receive new announcements via  Canvas notifications , view announcements on the  Recent Activity Dashboard , or view announcements in the  To Do list . Your institution may also post global announcements. Learn how to  view Global Announcements . 

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 Open Announcements 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 In Course Navigation, click the  Announcements  link. 

 View Announcements Index Page 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The Announcements Index page displays a toolbar with viewing options 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. 

 Note:  When an announcement is new or unread, a blue dot will appear next to the author's image. 

 View Announcement Details 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Each announcement displays the date on which the announcement was posted [1] and the number of unread/total replies (if any) to the announcement [2]. 

 To quickly reply to an announcement, click the Reply link [3]. 

 To open an individual announcement, click the announcement link [4]. 

 Note: If there is no Reply link, your instructor does not allow replies to announcements. 

 Manage Announcements 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 To manage announcements on the index page, use the Announcements Index page toolbar. 

 To view all or only unread announcements, click the drop-down menu [1]. 

 To search for announcements by words or phrases in the announcement titles, enter terms in the Search field [2].  

 To mark all announcements as having been read, click the Mark All as Read button [3].  

 To subscribe to the Announcements RSS feed, click the External Feeds link [4]. 

 View Announcement 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 An announcement includes three sections: the announcements toolbar [1], the announcement [2], and announcement replies [3]. 

 View Announcement Toolbar 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The announcement toolbar remains 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 view the thread in split screen, click the  View Split Screen  button [4]. 

 To view the entire thread, click the  Expand Threads  button [5]. 

 To access other features, click the  Menu  button [6]. 

 Translate Announcements 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 To translate announcements, click on the  Menu  button [1] then select  Translate Text  [2]. Under the  Translate Discussion  section, click the  drop-down  menu [3] and choose your  preferred language  [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  # of read/ unread replies  link [2]. 

 To reply to reply to an announcement reply, click the  Reply  link [3]. 

 To mark a message as unread, click the  Mark as Unread  link [4]. 

 Learn how to  reply to an announcement . 

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