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titleUse Qwickly Tools to send an announcement to multiple courses

From the institution page menu, select Tools.

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Find and select the Qwickly Course Tools icon.

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Select Announcement from the Course Tools menu:

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You will see your courses listed.  If you have a number of courses, you can use the search feature to find a specific course. Additionally, you can choose to select all courses, or select multiple individual courses by checking the corresponding box.

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Add a title for your announcement.  Compose your announcement in the text editor.  Select the Choose File button to upload attachments and, if desired, add display after and display until dates.  These dates are optional and if you do not select any, the announcement will post immediately to the courses your have selected. Check the send an email box if you would like students to receive the announcement via email, in addition to viewing it in the blackboard course.

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When you are satisfied with your announcement and appropriate settings, be sure to select the submit button to ensure the announcement goes out.

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