Add an announcement in an Ultra Course

Use announcements to share important, time-sensitive information.

On the Course Content page in the Details & Actions panel, select the announcements link to get started.

The New Announcement page appears. Click on the to add a new announcement.

You can also send an email copy to all course members, including yourself. Select the Send an email copy to recipients check box. Recipients need a valid email address in the system. You can't send an email copy for an announcement scheduled to display in the future. Emails about announcements are always sent and aren't controlled by the global notification settings.

If you post an announcement and forget to select the email copy check box, you'll need to create a new announcement. If you edit the announcement and select email copy and post it again, the email isn't sent.

Select Save to save your announcement as a draft. On the Course Announcements page, you can post announcements when you're ready.

The count of posted and total course announcements updates in the Details & Actions panel.