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Working with Announcements

  • Login to the Contribute Site Management Tools page (click here to go to the tutorial on how to access the Site Management Tools).

  • In the My Departments listing, find the appropriate department and click on Site Structure

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  • Once you have reached the Site Management Tools page, click Manage Announcements.

    manage announcements link

  • Here you have several options:

    • Add an announcement

    • Update an announcement

    • Delete an announcement

    • View your current announcements

    • View all current announcement

To Add an Announcement

  • Click add an announcement from the Manage Announcements page.

  • Enter in the announcement information (those with * are required):

    • *Announcement Content – what you want the announcement to say

    • URL – webpage that you want to link to for more information

    • *Expiration Date – when the announcement will expire

    • *Pages – where you want the announcement to be posted

    • *New Window Browser? – do you want it to open in a new window or the same window?

  • Click Submit.


To Update an Announcement:

  • Click update an announcement from the Manage Announcements page.

  • From the dropdown menu, choose the announcement you want to update.

  • Click Submit.

  • Edit the announcement information as desired.

  • Click Submit.


To Delete an Announcement:

  • Click delete an announcement from the Manage Announcements page.

  • Select the announcement you wish to delete.

  • Click Submit.


To View Your Current announcements:

  • Click view your current announcements from the Manage Announcements page.

  • Select the webpage you wish to view. Clicking on the link will take you to the webpage where the announcement is located.


To View All Current announcements:

  • Click view all current announcements from the Manage Announcements page.

  • This page will list all the current announcements, including their title, URL, and expiration date.