Article Type: How To
Dismissing vs Deleting
Dismissing Announcements
When you enter D2L you are greeted with the Announcement area and can often times see several announcements. You also have the ability to select an ‘X’ in the upper right corner of the announcement to dismiss the announcement. It does not delete the announcement, it dismisses the announcement for you. Your colleagues and your students can still see that announcement when they log in. If you were to select on the word 'Announcements' on the D2L homepage, you would launch the Announcement tool and see all the announcements pertaining to you, including any announcements that you dismissed.
The same is true about your homepage in your course. If you select the ‘X’ to dismiss announcements in your course, all your students can still see those announcements, they are not deleted.
Restoring Dismissed Announcements
If you accidentally dismissed an announcement that you wish to bring back to the main announcements, select into the announcements tool (by selecting 'Announcements'). Use the dropdown menu next to the dismissed announcement title and select Restore.
Deleting Announcements
There are two options:
1) If you select Announcements on your homepage, you will be taken to the announcements tool where you can select announcements, using the check box to the left of the announcement you can select which announcements to delete.
2) Activate the dropdown menu next to the announcement's title, simply select the delete option. Select OK to confirm.
Restoring Deleted Announcements
Within the Announcements tool, select More Actions and then select Restore from the dropdown menu. Select the Announcement(s) you wish to restore by checking the box to the left of the Announcement, then select Restore.
Changing Dates
If you just need to change dates for the announcements. Consider using Manage Dates to change your dates as necessary.
You can change dates on individual announcements by using the dropdown menu next to the announcement headline (title) and select Edit. From the edit screen you can modify the Start Date and End Date to your liking.