# How do I mark discussion replies as read or unread as a student?

By default, as you read new Discussion posts, Canvas will mark them as read as you scroll down the page. However, you can manually mark each posts back to a read or unread state.

You can tell Canvas not to automatically mark all your posts as read in your [Discussion settings](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-change-discussion-settings-to-manually-mark-discussion/ta-p/366).

**Note:** Once a post's state is manually changed, the post will not change states (become read or unread) until you manually change it again.

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

<div data-step-uuid="514b86fc-2eb6-4370-baf5-56e6c04ab16b" id="bkmrk-"><div data-step-uuid="514b86fc-2eb6-4370-baf5-56e6c04ab16b"><div>![Open Discussions](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/582/166/original/c5f5e14e-2a43-49ed-b279-9572aac3ce0e.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>In Course Navigation, click the **Discussions** link.

## Open Discussion

<div data-step-uuid="ce02cfb2-c04c-4737-9df4-e753a5a8d528" id="bkmrk--0"><div data-step-uuid="ce02cfb2-c04c-4737-9df4-e753a5a8d528"><div>[![Open Discussions](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/821/214/medium/10df23cc-a0a0-430d-b3a2-a600646899fb.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/821/214/original/10df23cc-a0a0-430d-b3a2-a600646899fb.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Click the discussion you want to view.

## View Posts

<div data-step-uuid="a1112c43-4f91-4b75-a86b-df8c55770e27" id="bkmrk--1"><div data-step-uuid="a1112c43-4f91-4b75-a86b-df8c55770e27"><div>![View Posts](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/821/216/original/bd80f1f7-e91d-413a-9626-ef2ff4ea1117.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>The unread icon indicates a reply is new or unread \[1\]. After you view a discussion reply, the unread icon no longer displays \[2\].

## Mark All Posts as Read or Unread

<div data-step-uuid="00704e75-5e02-4cc1-baa6-8db4acb7b964" id="bkmrk--2"><div data-step-uuid="00704e75-5e02-4cc1-baa6-8db4acb7b964"><div>[![Mark All Posts as Read or Unread](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/821/218/medium/bcc5f673-0700-41c6-9192-091a99e4e5ce.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/821/218/original/bcc5f673-0700-41c6-9192-091a99e4e5ce.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To mark all posts as read or unread, click the discussion topic's **Options** icon \[1\].

To mark all posts as read, click the **Mark All as Read** link \[2\].

To mark all posts as unread, click the **Mark All as Unread** link \[3\].

## Mark Post as Unread

<div data-step-uuid="a4a4f7ae-7fa7-450f-a044-b7d16ec28e8e" id="bkmrk--3"><div data-step-uuid="a4a4f7ae-7fa7-450f-a044-b7d16ec28e8e"><div>[![Mark Post as Unread](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/009/349/881/medium/5d3c4535-2601-4b5e-a148-ae9c0afd9dfe.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/009/349/881/original/5d3c4535-2601-4b5e-a148-ae9c0afd9dfe.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To change a read post to unread, you can either click the **Mark as Unread** link below the reply \[1\], or click the **Options** icon next to the reply \[2\] and then click the **Mark as Unread** link \[3\].

To copy a permalink to a specific reply, select the **Copy Link** option \[4\].

### Verify Post as Unread

<div data-step-uuid="a4a4f7ae-7fa7-450f-a044-b7d16ec28e8e" id="bkmrk--4"><div data-step-uuid="a4a4f7ae-7fa7-450f-a044-b7d16ec28e8e"><div data-step-uuid="818348af-7213-4d4b-8a0b-d78b2cf55332"><div>![Verify Post as Unread ](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/821/222/original/c5c8f3d6-d125-49fe-b2de-e41c5ba60572.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>View the post now marked as unread.

## Mark Post as Read

<div data-step-uuid="3ce7b95e-03ff-41c7-8da4-a2935bb068ea" id="bkmrk--5"><div data-step-uuid="3ce7b95e-03ff-41c7-8da4-a2935bb068ea"><div>![Mark Post as Read](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/009/349/885/original/9ff0c60f-ad18-44af-bada-054a7b81f141.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To change an unread post to read, you can either click the **Mark as Read** link below the reply \[1\], or click the **Options** icon next to the reply \[2\] and then click the **Mark as Read** link \[3\].

To copy a permalink to a specific reply, select the **Copy Link** option \[4\].

### Verify Post as Read

<div data-step-uuid="3ce7b95e-03ff-41c7-8da4-a2935bb068ea" id="bkmrk--6"><div data-step-uuid="3ce7b95e-03ff-41c7-8da4-a2935bb068ea"><div data-step-uuid="27c4d854-04b3-4f46-a6f9-06d0683e5a37"><div>![Verify Post as Read](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/821/226/original/9af9fd41-2576-4cf7-9ce0-653f8d504c2f.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>View the post now marked as read.

**Note:** If a post's state is manually changed, the post will not change states (become read or unread) unless you manually change it again.

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