Material Publishing Tool

The Publishing Tool is used to add a calendar event or send an Announcement for the course.

The following fields are presented.

• Title: The title of the announcement or calendar event.
• Event Type: Choose if you are creating an announcement, calendar event, or custom event type.
• Visible to: Material members will receive the announcement or calendar event.
• Date: Must be added for an event to appear on the calendar.
• Start Time: Start time of the event
• End Time: End time of the event.
• Time Zone: Drop down feature.
• Enable recurring Event: Check box - If the event is to occur on an ongoing basis the option is available to check the event occurs in a repeating pattern, the days the event occurs and the number of weeks you wish.
• Lecturer: Add a name if you wish.
• Location: Add a location the event is occurring.
• Add Registration Link To: Adds a link to register to selected programs, courses, and materials. Please remember to click "Add Items" to add the registration link to the event.

Short Description: This will appear in the email the user receives. For announcement, this appears as a summary on the learner's profile and dashboard.

Long Description: This will appear in the email the user receives. For announcements this appears when the wser clicks on the announcements title in their profile.

Add to Calendar: This box must be checked for the event to appear on the calendar.

Background Color: The color selected will display as the background color in the calendar for the event.

Display Location: When creating an announcement, this allows you to publish or send the announcement with several options:

• Profile Page
• Community home page
• Details page
• Send a Text Message: Requires a Twilio integration and Users have shared their mobile numbers and given permission in their profiles to text them

File Attachment: The publishing tool offers the opportunity to attach documents to announcements and calendar entries.

Find Document: Clicking the Find Document button will permit a document to be attached to the announcement or calendar entry.

File Attachment - Clear: The Clear button can be used to remove an attached document from the announcement or calendar entry.

The following file types may be added

• txt
• doc
• docx
• xls
• xlsx
• ppt
• pptx
• rtf
• pdf
• ics

Notification Email: This option allows you to post announcements in the site, or send email and text notifications immediately or on a selected date of your choosing.

Add iCalendar to Notification Email: Checking this box will add an option for users receiving the notification email to add the event to their Gmail/Outlook calendar.