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Working with NewsFor Faculty

This high-profile area is used to create and modify News items. Items posted here appear in the News widget for all students to see. News items are an ideal way to inform students about upcoming events, due dates, or corrections. Once created, News items can be modified or removed by selecting the appropriate option from the News widget.

return to topCreating News Items

News items are an ideal way to inform students about upcoming events, due dates, or corrections.

  1. From the Course Home page, in the News widget, click ADD.
    The New Item dialog box appears.

  2. OPTIONAL: Using the Start Date pull-down lists, select a date.
    HINT: To select a date from the calendar, click SELECT DATE.

  3. OPTIONAL: Using the Start Date pull-down lists, select a time.

  4.    OPTIONAL: To have the News item removed on a certain date,
    1. Select Remove News Item based on End Date.
    2. Using the End Date pull-down lists, select a date.
      NOTE: The item will disappear at midnight of the set date.

  5. In the Headline text box, type a headline for the News item.

  6. To have the post date displayed with the Headline, select Show Start Date Beside Headline.

  7. In the scroll box, type the text of the News item.

  8.   OPTIONAL: To add an attachment, under Attachments, click Add a File. x,
      Type the location of the file
      OR
       To select the file:
    1. Click BROWSE...
      The Choose file dialog box appears.
    2. Navigate to and select the file you wish to attach.
    3. Click OPEN.
    4. Click ADD.
 

Creating News Items in HTML

Writing News items in HTML provides you with options for customization including color, justification, and hyperlinking. You can either write the code yourself or use Desire2Learn's HTML Editor.

return to topModifying News Items

Once posted, News items can be modified.

  1. From the Course Home page, in the News widget, for the item you want to modify, click EDIT.
    The Edit Item dialog box appears.

  2. Make the desired changes.
    For more information, refer to Creating News Items.

  3. Click SAVE.

return to topDeleting News Items

To remove a News item, follow these instructions:

  1. From the Course Home page, click the Search button in the News widget.
    The Edit News dialog box appears.

  2. Select the news item for deletion.

  3. Click DELETE.
    A confirmation dialog box appears.

  4. Click OK.