How do I delay posting a discussion until a specified date in a course?
You can delay posting a discussion topic until a specific date by changing a setting in your discussion. This lesson shows how to set posting dates, also referred to as availability dates, for non-graded discussions.
Add Discussion
Add Availability Dates
To make your discussion available on a specific date or during a specific date range, enter the dates in the Available From and Until fields, or click the calendar icons to select dates.
You are not required to enter dates in both of these fields, so if you want to delay your posting but do want your post to appear indefinitely, you can leave the Until field blank.
If you are ready to publish your discussion, click the Save & Publish button. If you want to create a draft of your discussion and publish it later, click the Save button.
View Discussion
View the discussion and the posting date.
Students do not have access to locked discussions until the availability date. They will not see locked discussions on the Discussions Index Page.
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