Editing and Deleting Announcements in Canvas Editing and Deleting Announcements in Canvas
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Editing and Deleting Announcements in Canvas

Introduction

If you forgot to add something to your announcement, you can easily edit and add more information. You can also choose whether or not to notify students that you've made edits. Keep in mind that your course must be published for students to receive announcement notifications. You can also delete announcements easily in Canvas either from the Announcements page or from the individual announcement once opened. 

Important Note: Students do not receive new announcement notifications for announcements imported from another Canvas course. Canvas only sends notifications when an announcement is originally created and published in that course. Students will see imported announcements in the announcements area of the course, but they won't get get notified via push notification, email, etc. If you want students to receive a notification, copy the content from the imported announcement and create a new announcement in the course. 

 

How to Edit Announcements

  1. Open Announcements: In Course Navigation, click the Announcements link.
    Open Announcements
  2. Open the specific Announcement: Click the name of the announcement you want to edit.
    Open Announcement
  3. Edit Announcement: Click the Options icon [1], and click the Edit link [2].
    Click Edit
  4. Edit Announcement details: Edit the necessary details in the announcement fields [1] and click Save [2]. 
    1. Edit details. 2. Save.
  5. Notify Users: If you want to save your edits without notifying students, click the Save and Don't Send button [1]. If you want to notify your students about the change, click the Send button [2]. Then, you can view your updated Announcement [3].
    view updated announcement

How to Delete Announcements

If you need to remove an announcement from your course, you can easily delete it in Canvas. You can delete one or more announcements from the Announcements page. You can also delete an announcement after opening it.

  1. Open Announcements: Navigate to your course in Canvas and select Announcements from the course navigation.
    Open Announcements
  2. Delete Announcements: 
    • Delete Individual Announcement: To delete an announcement from the index page, locate the announcement. Click the Options icon [1] and click the Delete link [2].
      Delete in Announcements Page
    • Delete Multiple Announcements: To delete multiple announcements at a time, click the checkboxes next to the announcements you want to delete [1], then click the Delete icon [2].
      Delete Multiple Announcements
    •  Delete Open Announcement: To delete an open announcement, click the title of the announcement to open it [1]. Then, click the Options icon [2], then click the Delete link [3].
      click on the announcement to open it
      then click the options icon, then delete
  3.  Confirm Deletion: A window will appear and ask if you're sure you want to delete. To confirm, click the Delete button.
    Confirm Deletion in Announcements Redesign
 

More Information on Announcements in Canvas: 

SPC Guides: 

Have Questions? Contact the Academic Technology Support Team

atst@spcollege.edu

 Phone at 727-341-3500

(Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST).

After-hours or weekend assistance? Contact the Technical Support Center at 727-791-2795 or onlinehelp@spcollege.edu

Want to Schedule a One-on-One or Group Session on Canvas or other instructional technology issues or opportunities?

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