What are Replace strings and how do I use them?

Manual Course & Users settings This article will explain how you can use Replace strings and which ones you can use in your course. Replace strings are functions, denoted with curly brackets {} which are automatically replaced by their corresponding values. Replace strings can also be used to personalise messages per user. Note: Replace strings

Copy an announcement

First, navigate to the Announcements tool in Brightspace. To get here, when you are on the homepage of your course, click the drop-down menu on the Assignments widget, then click ‘Go to Announcements Tool’. You will now be greeted by this menu: There is a drop-down menu with many options to choose from. Copying Copying

Managing Announcements

This manual assumes you are familiar with creating announcements. To illustrate the concepts in this manual, mock announcements have already been made. First, navigate to the Announcements tool in Brightspace. To get here, when you are on the homepage of your course, click the drop-down menu on the Assignments widget, then click ‘Go to Announcements

Create an announcement

This article will explain how to create an Announcement and how to add Release Conditions to Announcements. This page contains information about: Announcements in Brightspace allow you to quickly and easily bring your students up to speed with important information regarding your course. You can use Announcements to welcome students at the beginning of the