Adam Morton adam@NOSPAM.tux.appstate.edu

The Announcements module allows site administrators to post important news or announcements to their main page. It allows future announcements to be queued up and automatically posted on their specified date. It also has support for expiring announcements. This allows an administrator to have an announcement removed from the main page automatically on a specified date. The announcement module also allows for site visitors to submit their announcements for an administrator to approve. This feature is a great way to allow your site visitors to have a voice on your site. An announcement can consist of several parts. The only required parts are a subject and a summary. Optional parts include a body, image, category, post date, and expiration date. The announcements module will automatically assign the post and expiration dates for you but they can be changed at any time. When creating

Make sure you have planned out the content of your announcement before attempting to create it. You should also have in mind the post date and expiration date. Once you have planned out your announcement follow these steps to post it: Make sure you are logged into an account that has permission to post announcements. From the Control Panel, select the Site Content tab. Find and select the Announcements module. Click New Announcement in the Main Menu across the top. Fill out the subject, summary, and other parts as neccessary. Take a moment to proof read your content and double check your settings. Click Save to save your annoucement. The announcement will be posted on the date specified in Post On.

Make sure you have planned out the changes you wish to make to the announcement you want to edit. Then follow these steps to edit the announcement: Make sure you are logged into an account that has permission to edit announcements. From the Control Panel, select the Site Content tab. Find and select the Announcements module. You will be shown a list of current announcements. Locate the announcement you wish to edit and click the Edit button for it under the Actions column. Make any changes that you had planned. Take a moment to proof read your content and double check your settings. Click Save to save your annoucement.

First make sure you are positive you want to permanently delete the announcement in question. If you are unsure but would like to hide the announcement from public view, see section Hiding/Showing an Announcement. If you are sure you want to delete an announcement, follow these steps to delete it: Make sure you are logged into an account that has permission to delete announcements. From the Control Panel, select the Site Content tab. Find and select the Announcements module. You will be shown a list of current announcements. Locate the announcement you wish to delete and click the Delete button for it under the Actions column. You will be asked to confirm the deletion. If you are sure, click the Yes button. Your announcement will be deleted and you will be returned to the announcement listing.Hiding

Hiding and showing an announcement will hide it from public view or make it viewable by the public respectively. Make sure you're positive you want hide or show the announcement in question. If you are sure, follow these steps to hide or show the announcement: Make sure you are logged into an account that has permission to hide/show announcements. From the Control Panel, select the Site Content tab. Find and select the Announcements module. You will be shown a list of current announcements. Find the announcement you wish to hide or show. Click the Hide or Show button accordingly for the cooresponding announcement in the Actions column. The announcement list will refresh and the announcement will be hidden or visabl

The announcement module offers several settings that allow you to customize the way it behaves and shows announcements. The settings available are as follows: Show Announcements - Designates whether or not to show announcements on the main page. Show Past Announcements - Designates whether or not to show the Past Announcements block on the main page. Number of announcements shown on home page - This is just as it sounds. If you are showing announcements on your main page, this setting will limit the number of announcements that will be shown at a given time. Number of past announcements shown - If you are showing the Past Announcements block on the main page, this setting will limit the number of past announcements to show in that block. To access, change, and save the settings for your announcement module follow these steps: Make sure you are logged into an account that has permission to edit the settings for the Announcements module. From the Control Panel, select the Site Content tab. Find and select the Announcements module. Select Settings from the Main Menu across the top. Change the settings appropriately. Click Save Settings to save the changes.