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# Portal news

Allows you to add a global announcement on the homepage of the portal (and on top of the courses list).

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*Illustration: Administration – Global announcements*

It is possible to choose the visibility of the announcement (by start and end date), the roles which this announcement is meant for, and to send it by e-mail. You can event send it to a social group.

If you want to publish this announcement in the global calendar, just tick the corresponding box.

This tool is particularly useful to send a maintenance, update or terms and conditions change on the portal.