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You can show recent announcements as part of your Course Home Page. You can set the number of announcements that should be displayed.

The Course Home Page only displays text and links within announcements; any images or media will not be shown.

Open Settings

Open Settings

In Course Navigation, click the Settings link.

Open Course Details

Open Course Details

Click the Course Details tab.

Open More Options

Open More Options

Click the more options link.

Show Recent Announcements

Show Recent Announcements

Select the Show recent announcements on Course home page checkbox.

Select Number of Announcements

Select Number of Announcements

In the Number of announcements menu, select the number of announcements to show on the home page. You can show up to the most recent 15 announcements.

Update Course Details

Update Course Details

Click the Update Course Details button.