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 ==== Announcements ====
-The Announcements module allows registered users’ enlightenment on specific course issues. The eClass platform offers the opportunity to manipulate announcements. More specifically, you can click on “Add Announcement” so as to add an announcement.
-[{{ :en:teacher:announcements:my_announcements.jpg?500 |My Announcements}}]
-After that you have to type the announcement title and its main body. Then choose if you wish to “Email the announcement to registered users” by clicking on the checkbox nest to the relevant text. Finally, click on the “Announcement” button.
+Through the "Announcements" tool, the instructor can inform registered course users about all actions taking place within it. To add a new announcement, first select the "Add Announcement" link.
-In order to transform **an already existing document** click on the EDIT icon next to the announcement you want to change. Correct the announcement text and click on the “Add” button.
+Adding a New Announcement
-In order to **delete an already existing announcement** click on the delete SVISE icon next to the announcement you want to delete.
+Next, enter the title of the announcement as well as its "body." Also, select the users to whom you want this specific announcement to appear. Furthermore, define the start and end date for the announcement.
+Adding an Announcement
+The process is completed by selecting the "Submit" link. Once you have created a number of announcements, a series of actions related to them become available to the course instructor. Specifically:
+  * Edit an announcement
+  * Hide/Show an announcement
+  * Delete an announcement
+  * Pin as important / Unpin as important
+  * Move to top
+  * Batch editing
+To edit an announcement, select the "Edit" link. Make any desired changes and click the "Submit" link.
+Editing an Announcement
+To hide or show an announcement, select the "Hide" or "Show" links, depending on the current status of the announcement.
+Hiding/Showing an Announcement
+If you wish to delete an announcement, select the announcement link and confirm the deletion.
+Deleting an Announcement
+To "pin" an announcement as important, select the corresponding gray control.
+Pinning as Important
+The announcement will automatically move to the top of the announcements list, and the color of the control will change to red. You can also move an announcement to the top of the announcements by selecting the "Move to top" link with the corresponding arrow.
+Moving to Top
+A new feature concerns the batch editing of announcements. Specifically, you can perform batch deletions of announcements, as well as show or hide announcements in bulk. To perform one of the aforementioned actions, you must first enable "batch editing" from the corresponding option as shown in the image below.
+Enabling Batch Editing of Announcements
+Then, define the type of batch action (delete, show/hide) to be performed, and then select the announcements you wish to batch edit. The process is completed by selecting the "Submit" link.
+Batch Announcement Editing
+[{{ :en:teacher:announcements:my_announcements.jpg?500 |My Announcements}}]\\
-After that you have to type the announcement title and its content. Then choose if you wish to “Email the announcement to registered users” by clicking on the checkbox nest to the relevant text. Finally, click on the “Announcement” button.
-In order to transform an already existing document click on the EDIT icon next to the announcement you want to change. Correct the announcement text and click on the “Add” button.
-In order to delete an already existing announcement click on the delete SVISE icon next to the announcement you want to delete.