How To Library: Post an Announcement to a Site in bSpace

This document will demonstrate how to post an announcement to a site in bSpace.

Before you begin, make sure:

• you are logged in to bSpace with your CalNet ID or guest account (http://bspace.berkeley.edu)
• you have clicked the tab for the site you want to update
• you have editing privileges in the site

Steps

1. Click Announcements in the left toolbar

2. Click the Add link in the top toolbar to add a new announcement.

   

3. Enter a title in the Announcement title field and the text of the announcement in the Body field.

   Tip: Use the text editor tools to format the text of your announcement.

4. Select the radio button Display to public to make the announcement public or select Display to site to allow only bSpace users who are members of your site to view the announcement. Under Availability, you can choose to Hide the announcement or Specify Dates that you want it show.

5. (Optional). You can add an attachment such as a URL or a document to the announcement. Click the Add attachments button to do so.

6. Optional). Using the Email Notification dropdown menu set email notification for the announcement. The default is no notification.

7. Click the Add Announcement button to publish the announcement immediately. You also have the option to preview the announcement or save a draft to edit later.

8. The new announcement now appears in the list of Announcements

   To Remove Announcement : If you decide a published announcement is out-of-date, you can remove it. Click the checkbox in the “Remove” column next to the announcement you want to delete, and click the Update button. Then, click the Remove button to confirm that you want to delete the announcement.