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Managing News Postings

Table of Contents

• Editing a news posting
• Reordering news postings
• Deleting a news posting
• Deleting multiple news postings
• Deleting news attachments
• Dismissing or restoring news postings

Editing a news posting

1. Click the  Edit icon beside the news posting on the Course Home pages.
   
2. Make your desired changes.
3. Select the box next to Major Edit if you want to inform users of to changes/updates to postings they might have dismissed, ensuring those headlines reappear with current information.
4. Click Update.
   

Reordering news postings

1. On the Course Home page, click  Reorder.
   
2. Select the new position for a news item using the Sort Order drop-down. The positions of other postings adjust accordingly.
3. Click Save.
   

Deleting a news posting

1. Click the  Delete icon for the news item you want to remove.
   
2. Click Yes to the confirmation message.

Deleting multiple news postings

1. Click the  News button at the top of the News widget on the Course Home page.
   
2. Select multiple postings using the check boxes and click the Delete icon at the top or bottom of the list.
   
3. Click Yes to the confirmation message.

Deleting a file or audio attachment from a news item

1. Click the  Edit icon beside the news posting on the Course Home page.
   
2. Scroll down to the Attachments section.
3. Click the Delete icon for the file or audio attachment you want to delete.
   
4. Click Update.

Dismissing and restoring news items

It is now possible for instructors and students to dismiss a news items in the News widget, as well as restore a previously dismissed news item. Dismissing a news item does not delete the news item, it just hides it for that user.

Dismiss a news item

In order to dismiss a news item in the News widget, simply click the  Dismiss icon next to the desired news item.

Restore a news item for yourself

1. In order to restore a dismissed news item for yourself, Click the  News button at the top of the News widget on the Course Home page.
   
2. Click on the  Restore icon beside the news item you want to restore.
   

Restore a news item for your students

Note: Students can restore news item for themselves, but if you want them to see any changes you have made to an old news item it is recommended that you restore it for them.

1. Click the  Edit icon next to the desired news item.
   
2. Select the "This is a major edit. Restore this item for any users who have dismissed it" check box to inform users of major changes and updates to postings they might have dismissed, ensuring those headlines reappear with current information.
3. (Optional) You can also make the edited news posting reappear at the top of the News widget by changing its Start Date to the current date and time. 
4. Click Update.
   
   

Note: You should not select the major edit check box for small changes to the news item, such as changes to end dates, release conditions, and/or post formatting.

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•   Last Updated 8/23/12