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Title
Channel
Active - if checked, the announcement will start showing on the chosen start date
Start Display Date - by default this is set to the current date
End Display Date - an end date is not required and can later be updated
Highlighted - this will make the announcement appear bright yellow as opposed to bluewill add a yellow highlight around the border of the announcement on the All Announcements page.
Hide from Dashboards - this will hide the announcement from student and administrative dashboards
Pin to Student Dashboard - this will pin the announcement to Student Dashboards even after being read
Allow Comments - Announcements can have comments enabled if they are grouped in a Channel with moderators
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