How do I pin an announcement?
Hello @monica_obstgart Welcome to the Canvas Community. Thank you for posting your question. Unfortunately, pinning an announcement is not a current feature of Canvas. I did a quick search of topic here in the Community, and I found this Feature Idea which may be similar to what you are looking for: https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/9784-announcements-lock-to-home" modifiedtitle="true" title="Announcements: Lock to home. If you feel that this Feature Idea aligns with something you would like to see implemented in Canvas, I would encourage you to add your vote and maybe post a comment to it letting Instructure engineers know why this would be important to you.
I know this may not be the answer you were hoping for, but I do hope that it has helped to answer your question, Monica. Sing out if you have any other questions about this. Take care...be well...stay safe.
Hi, @monica_obstgart and Welcome!
As an instructor, you can view all of your course announcements from the "Announcements" page (select "Announcements" tab from the course navigation menu). From here you can view, manage, delete, and lock your announcements. Here's a Canvas LMS Guide to assist: How do I use the Announcements Index Page?
Assuming you want to pin a particular announcement to the top of the "Announcements" index page, I am not aware of a "pin" function.
I hope this helps,
Jeanna
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