Blackboard: Announcements
The Announcements page is the default page which instructors and students are directed to when entering a course.
- Click "Create Announcement"
![Create Announcement button](/cms4/asset/99BEFFB8-CF73-AB94-C5490DDB9DCA32F6/create_announcement[1559317849].png)
If you do not see the Create Announcement menu, your Edit mode may be set to Off in on the right side of the screen. It MUST be set to ON
![Edit mode](/cms4/asset/99BEFFB8-CF73-AB94-C5490DDB9DCA32F6/course_menu_on[1605531128].jpg)
- Enter a subject and an optional message
- Optionally, select the "Date Restricted" button to choose when to display the announcement
- Check the box next to "Email Announcement" to send an email to all students enrolled in the course.
- Click Browse in the COURSE LINK section to link to a particular location within the course.
- Click Submit
![Announcement subject and message](/cms4/asset/99BEFFB8-CF73-AB94-C5490DDB9DCA32F6/announcement_subject[1559317848].png)