> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.lena.africa/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Post an announcement

> Send a message to everyone enrolled in a course, and edit or delete it later.

An announcement is a one-way message to everyone enrolled in a course: a cancelled lecture, a moved deadline, a
reminder. The course's **Owner**, **Teachers** and **Assistants** can post them. For a conversation students can reply
to, start a [discussion](https://support.lena.africa/teachers/discussions.md) instead.

## Post one

**1. Start a new announcement**

In the sidebar, choose **Announcements**, then **New**.

**2. Choose the course**

Pick the **Course** it's for.

**3. Write it**

Enter a **Subject**, such as "Week 2 quiz is open". Add more details below it, if you need to.

![The New announcement form with a course, the subject Week 2 quiz is open, and a short message](https://mintcdn.com/lenaafrica/L730hi-OSS5z45py/images/teacher/announcement-form.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=L730hi-OSS5z45py\&q=85\&s=e5b6f81ea55bb03fe2f8e8dde9ccf262)

An announcement for Introduction to Psychology, ready to post.

**4. Post it**

Choose **Post announcement**. The announcement opens, and your students can now read it.

![The posted announcement page showing its subject, course, author and message](https://mintcdn.com/lenaafrica/L730hi-OSS5z45py/images/teacher/announcement-posted.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=L730hi-OSS5z45py\&q=85\&s=5ad6b1bf05ba5cbf972c7082ffdb742f)

The posted announcement.

## Edit or delete it

Open the announcement and choose **⋮**:

* **Edit** changes the subject and message. Choose **Save changes**. The course can't be changed.
* **Delete** removes it from the course for good.

Only the person who posted an announcement can edit or delete it. No one else sees the **⋮**.

## Past announcements

When a course ends, its announcements move to the **Past** tab on **Announcements**. They can't be changed any more,
but students can still read them.

## Troubleshooting

> [accordion] “You can’t edit this announcement”
>
> Only its author can edit an announcement. Ask them to make the change, or post a new one.

> [accordion] My course isn’t in the Course list
>
> The list shows only published courses. A draft has no students yet, so [publish it](https://support.lena.africa/teachers/publish-a-course.md)
> first. A course that has ended can't take new announcements.

## Next

> [card] [Start a discussion](https://support.lena.africa/teachers/discussions.md)
>
> Ask your students a question they can reply to.

> [card] [Schedule a class](https://support.lena.africa/teachers/calendar.md)
>
> Put your class times on the calendar.


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