How to set up emailing announcements?

Question

It is my understanding that the following was implemented in Nov. 2025…

"the user interface for creating or editing an announcement, a new Send Email Copy checkbox now appears when an instructor creates or edits an announcement.

This feature implements the following Product Idea Exchange (PIE) items:

* D1923 (Email Notification Option when Creating New News Items)
* D3817 (Default email notification when publishing a news item).

I am not seeing any checkbox with this option and the enabling instructions are unclear, and I am finding nothing under Course Admin to grant permissions or enable this option.

To enable:

* Ensure the Announcements > Send Email Copy permission is granted to Instructors at the Course Offering level.

How to we make sure permission is granted to us instructors at the course offering level?

DAVID.L.935 · Answer

I hope this helps, too : ) Thank you.

Chris.S.534 · Answer

Hi David,

The role permisison Announcements > Send Email Copy must be granted to the Instructor role by your institutions Brightspace Administrator.

Once the role permisison has been granted you will see the option under the Announcement Content form field as shown below.

Please connect with your institutions LMS Administration team to discuss having the additional role permisison granted.

Hope this helps.