Instructions

Archive Within a Course (Short Term)

1. Navigate to the Course:

   • Go to the course where you want to start archiving announcements.

2. Access Announcements:

   • Click the drop-down arrow next to Home on the navbar.

   • Select Announcements.

3. Find the Announcement:

   • Locate the announcement you want to archive.

   • Click the drop-down arrow next to it.

     

4. Copy the Announcement:

   • Select the Copy option.

5. Rename the Headline:

   • To differentiate from active announcements, rename the Headline.

     • Example: Change “Welcome to Week 14!” to “(Archive) Welcome to Week 14!” or “(Archive Ver.4) Welcome to Week 14!” for multiple versions.

6. Save as Draft:

   • Once renamed, select Save as Draft. This will:

     • Copy the announcement as a draft.

     • Stamp the Start date field with the time of the draft’s creation.

     • Sets the Status field of the announcement to Draft. ![[Pasted image 20240927101516.png|800]]

       

Archive/Backup Outside of a Course (Long Term)

1. Navigate to Course Admin:

   • Go to your course home page.

   • Click on Course Admin in the navbar.

2. Import/Export/Copy Components:

   • Select Import/Export/Copy Components.

3. Export Components:

   • Choose Export as Brightspace Package.

   • In the Select Components to Export section, check the box for Announcements.

   • Select Select Individual items to export.

   • Review the list of all announcements and select the ones you want to export, or use the Select All option to export all announcements.

   • Click Continue.

   • Click Export (this process may take some time depending on the size of the export).

   • Click the Notification/Bell icon

     

   • Click on the notification labeled Export Finished.

   • On the Export Summary page, click the link Click here to download the export Zip package.