The Announcements feature can be used to send a message to all of the students in your course, or to specific sections.

To send an announcement to the students in your course:

In your course navigation menu, click Announcements

Note: If your course navigation menu is condensed, you can make it reappear by clicking the menu expander:
Click the blue "+ Announcement" button in the top right of the announcement page.
Enter a title, then compose your announcement using the Rich Content Editor.

Note: We recommend keeping announcements text based. You can add images but be aware that these will NOT be present in the text/email notifications that students receive. The images are only shown when viewing the announcement within Canvas.
Next, choose the people or sections you would like to post the announcement to. Select 'all sections' to post to everyone who is enrolled in your course. Here you can also attach files to your announcement.
Next choose your announcement options. 'Delay posting' allows you to choose a time and date that the announcement will be sent.

Click Save to post your announcement. Be aware that there is no draft functionality. To create a 'draft' you can use 'Delay posting' option, but remember to finish editing your announcement before it sends.

When you click save, your announcement will be sent. There is a short delay before the announcement is actually distributed which gives you a last chance to correct any errors or changes.