Post an Announcement in a Blackboard Course

Announcements appear in the order you post them. The most recent announcement appears first.

1. Within your Blackboard course, expand the Course Tools section of the Control Panel, then click the Announcements link.
2. Click the Create Announcement button.
   • To edit a previously created Announcement, click the drop-down arrow next to the Announcement title and select Edit.
3. Enter a Subject, which appears as the title of the announcement on the Announcements page.
4. Enter your message in the text box.
   • It is recommended to type your message directly in Bb, pasting content from a Word document will likely result in formatting errors.
5. In the Web Announcements Options section, choose to restrict the announcement by date or not.
   • If you choose Not Date Restricted, the announcement is visible until you remove it.
   • If you choose Date Restricted, check the Display After/Display Until check boxes and select the desired date and time restriction settings.
6. Select the Email Announcement check box to send students an email containing the announcement.
   • The email is sent to all students, even those who choose not to receive announcement notifications through email.
7. Optionally, in the Course Link section, select Browse to link to a course area, tool, or item.
   • Links to course content won't appear in the email announcement if you choose to send one.
8. Select Submit.