# How do I like a reply in a course discussion as a student?

You may be able to like discussion replies in your course.

**Note:** The liking feature may be restricted to users with grading permissions (e.g. instructors and TAs). If you cannot like a discussion reply, this feature is not available to you.

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<button class="embed-button">Embed this Video</button></div>## Open Discussions

<div data-step-uuid="87fe1817-f6b6-40f0-b270-29e650d42ff7" id="bkmrk-"><div data-step-uuid="87fe1817-f6b6-40f0-b270-29e650d42ff7"><div>![Open Discussions](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/582/929/original/5137d524-0421-4fd3-b8a0-bcd0ffab5044.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>In Course Navigation, click the **Discussions** link.

## Open Discussion

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## Like Discussion Reply

<div data-step-uuid="0ecabc5b-3872-4a4b-8d08-5954e8cf24be" id="bkmrk--1"><div data-step-uuid="0ecabc5b-3872-4a4b-8d08-5954e8cf24be"><div>![Like Discussion Reply](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/666/269/original/248d7a4c-d7a0-4124-aec0-464d8b757518.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Locate the reply and click the **Like** icon.

### View Liked Discussion

<div data-step-uuid="0ecabc5b-3872-4a4b-8d08-5954e8cf24be" id="bkmrk--2"><div data-step-uuid="0ecabc5b-3872-4a4b-8d08-5954e8cf24be"><div data-step-uuid="6e27eeb7-44fc-48cf-a2e8-ba7386eb06ae"><div>![View Liked Discussion](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/666/272/original/016ef52e-a744-4dfc-953f-c7df618a2a00.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>The Like icon will change color, indicating you have liked the reply. The Like icon also displays the total number of times a reply has been liked.

## View Liking Restriction

<div data-step-uuid="dc5f17eb-4480-4e7e-8df8-a6d2ffd379ba" id="bkmrk--3"><div data-step-uuid="dc5f17eb-4480-4e7e-8df8-a6d2ffd379ba"><div>[![View Liking Restriction](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/582/937/medium/e383c51f-0ca3-4521-a0f2-00ad5958d312.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/582/937/original/e383c51f-0ca3-4521-a0f2-00ad5958d312.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>If your instructor has restricted the liking option to only users with grading permissions, the like icon will be inactive. However, you can still view the total number of likes on a reply.

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