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h2. How do I create a news item?
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h3. I. Choose to Create a New News Item...
h4. From the News Widget
# On the title bar of the News widget, click the down arrow (!dropArrow.png!).
# From the menu that opens, select "!AddItemPlus-13x13.png! New News Item".
h4. From the News Tool
# Click on "Communication" in the navigation bar.
# Select "News" from the menu that opens.
# Click the "New Item" button.
h3. II. Craft the New News Item
# In the Headline box, type a title for your news item.
# In the Content box, enter the body of your news item.
# (optional) If you wish to hide from students the start date this news item, uncheck the box for "Always show start date".
# (optional) If you wish to delay the appearance of this news item until a future date or time, adjust the Start Date.
# (optional) If you wish this news item to become unavailable to students automatically after a period of time:
## Check the box for "Remove news item based on end date".
## Adjust the End Date.
# (optional) Add an attachment to the news item.
# (optianal) Add one or more [release conditions|d2ldocs:Release Conditions] to the news item.
# Click the "Publish" button.
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How do I create a news item?
These instructions assume you have already logged in to D2L and entered the course in which you wish to work.
I. Choose to Create a New News Item
From the News Widget
On the title bar of the News widget, click the down arrow ().
From the menu that opens, select " New News Item".
From the News Tool
Click on "Communication" in the navigation bar.
Select "News" from the menu that opens.
Click the "New Item" button.
II. Craft the New News Item
In the Headline box, type a title for your news item.
In the Content box, enter the body of your news item.
(optional) If you wish to hide from students the start date this news item, uncheck the box for "Always show start date".
(optional) If you wish to delay the appearance of this news item until a future date or time, adjust the Start Date.
(optional) If you wish this news item to become unavailable to students automatically after a period of time:
Check the box for "Remove news item based on end date".
Adjust the End Date.
(optional) Add an attachment to the news item.
(optianal) Add one or more release conditions to the news item.
Click the "Publish" button.
If the video does not appear above, please view the video on the Brightspace Community site.
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