# How do I view and sort announcement replies as an instructor?
You can view all replies in an announcement by scrolling or searching content. Announcement replies are hierarchical, collapsible, and expandable.
**Note:** Not all announcements may allow replies. Additionally, [announcement replies](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-disable-announcement-replies-for-an-entire-course/ta-p/904) may be disabled in Course Settings or at the account level.
Each announcement displays a toolbar that allows you to view and navigate announcement replies \[1\].
Announcements include an announcement \[2\] and any announcement replies \[3\].
You can view the total number of replies and the number of unread replies \[4\].
You can receive notifications for announcement activity by subscribing to the announcement. To subscribe to an announcement, click the **Subscribe** icon \[5\]. You are automatically subscribed to any announcements you create or reply to. To unsubscribe, click the **Subscribe** icon again.
**Note:** Notifications from subscribed announcements are based on your [notification settings](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/FRD-Colder-Storage/How-do-I-set-my-Canvas-notification-preferences-as-an-instructor/td-p/252256).
## Search, Filter, or Sort
To search for replies or specific authors, enter your terms in the **Search** field \[1\].
To filter replies, click the **Filter** drop-down menu \[2\]. You can filter by all replies or unread replies.
To sort replies by newest or oldest, click the **Sort** button \[3\].
## View Replies
In announcement replies, you can view the name of the user who posted the reply \[1\], the date and time their reply was posted \[2\], the date and time the reply was last edited \[3\], and the date and time the last threaded reply was posted \[4\].
Unread replies are indicated by the **Unread** icon \[5\].
If you [allow users to like replies](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-allow-students-to-like-replies-in-a-course-announcement/ta-p/1220) in an announcement, a Like icon and link display next to each reply \[6\]. To like a reply, click the **Like** link.
To mark an individual reply as read, click the **Mark as Read** link \[7\].
## View Threaded Replies
To view individual threaded replies, click the threaded reply link \[1\]. Then view the threaded reply \[2\].
By default, threaded replies display inline on the same page as the announcement. To view threaded replies in a split screen view, click the **View Split Screen** button \[3\].
To expand all threaded announcement replies, click the **Expand Threads** button \[4\].
### View Split Screen
To view threaded replies in split screen view, click the threaded reply link \[1\]. The threaded reply displays in the Thread sidebar \[2\].
To return to inline viewing, click the **View Inline** button \[3\].
## Manage Replies
To view the Options menu for a reply, click the **Options** icon \[1\].
To mark a reply as read, click the **Mark as Read** option \[2\].
To mark a reply and all its threaded replies as read, click the **Mark Thread as Read** option \[3\].
To mark a reply as unread, click the **Mark Thread as Unread** option \[4\].
To view the announcement, click the **Go To Topic** option \[5\].
To edit a reply, click the **Edit** option \[6\].
To reply by quoting the selected reply, click the **Quote Reply** option \[7\].
To delete a reply, click the **Delete** option \[8\].
### View Deleted Reply
To [reply to an announcement,](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-reply-to-an-announcement-as-an-instructor/ta-p/765) click the **Reply** button \[1\].
To reply to a reply, click the **Reply** link \[2\].
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