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My Announcements User GuideNew enhancement in MyBW provides personalization of campus announcements.As part of the continuous evolution of MyBW, the new My Announcements module allows you to personalize how, where and when you receive campus announcements. You can now filter the types of announcements you view in MyBW and customize your settings to receive emails from your chosen categories.
My Announcements – which replaces BW Info and BW Personal – delivers campus announcements to you in seven categories:• Academics - Announcements about majors, programs, departments, schools, academic services, classroom resources, etc.• Campus Updates - Announcements regarding services, resources, programs, etc. from administrative offices.• Classifieds - Sell stuff, buy stuff, recommendations on professional services.• Community - Congratulations, condolences, community-building experiences, chapel, service and philanthropic
opportunities, lost & found.• Employee News* - Policy updates, job postings, benefits, wellness programs, surveys/training opportunities, new
hires, retirements, promotions, maintenance/closure alerts, IT alerts.• Events - Performances, lectures, athletic events or any BW event open to the campus community.• Priority Announcements* - Announcements from the President and cabinet.
* Posts and emails from the Employee News and Priority Announcement categories cannot be turned off. Only designated employees have access to send announcements to these two categories.
Note: The My Announcements module is used for communication to faculty and staff and is only located on the Employee home page. Employees should continue to post announcements to students on the Student home page in the Campus Announcements tab.
Need Help?If you need assistance with the My Announcements module, contact the IT Help Desk at [email protected] or (440) 826-7000.
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Reading Posts
To open a post, click on the title.
To close a post, click the BACK link to return to the MyBW home page.
To view older posts, click the number(s) at the bottom of the module.
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Filtering Posts
All categories are displayed by default.
Categories include:• Academics - Announcements about majors, programs, departments, schools, academic services, classroom resources, etc.• Campus Updates - Announcements regarding services, resources, programs, etc. from administrative offices.• Classifieds - Sell stuff, buy stuff, recommendations on professional services.• Community - Congratulations, condolences, community-building experiences, chapel, service and philanthropic
opportunities, lost & found.• Employee News* - Policy updates, job postings, benefits, wellness programs, surveys/training opportunities, new
hires, retirements, promotions, maintenance/closure alerts, IT alerts.• Events - Performances, lectures, athletic events or any BW event open to the campus community.• Priority Announcements* - Announcements from the President and cabinet.
* Posts and emails from the Employee News and Priority Announcement categories cannot be turned off. Only designated employees have access to send announcements to these two categories.
Turn categories on or off by clicking the category tag at the top of the list.Note: The Employee News and Priority Announcements categories are required.
Brown tags are active.Gray tags are inactive.
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Commenting on Posts
When comments are enabled on a post--
--add a comment by typing in the text box and clicking the Add button.
Edit your comments by clicking the EDIT link.
When edits are complete, click the UPDATE link.To discard edits, click the CANCEL link.Delete your comments by clicking the DELETE link.
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Adding Posts
To add a post, click the ADD POST link at the top of the module.
The following are required: The following are optional:
Subject – Be descriptive. (2010 Ford Mustang for Sale NOT Car for Sale)
Attach File – Click the Choose File button and navigate to the file. To replace an attached file, upload a new file. Note: Only one file can be attached.
Allow Comments – Check the box next to “Allow others to publicly comment on this post.”
Category – Choose the appropriate category based on the descriptions above.
Body – Can include formatted text, links, emoticons and images
Expires – Choose the date when the post will no longer be relevant.
First Appears – The default is immediately. Choose a future date when applicable.Note: Posts created with a future date are NOT available for editing until the future date.
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Editing Posts
After your post is created, you can edit it by opening the post and clicking the EDIT link.
Make necessary changes and click the Save Edits button.
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Deleting Posts
After your post is created, you can delete it by opening the post and clicking the Delete button.
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Setting Email Preferences
You can choose to receive posts to the My Announcements module via email by clicking EMAIL PREFERENCES at the top of the module.
Posts in the Employee News and Priority Announcements categories are preset to email each post. This cannot be changed.
After setting preferences, click Save Preferences.
All other categories can be received: • as they are posted, check the “Each Post” box,• in one email, check the “Daily” box,• or not at all, check the “Never” box.