# How do I reply to an announcement as a student?

If you have a question or comment about an announcement, you can reply directly to that announcement.

You can reply in both course and group announcements. This lesson shows how to reply in a course, but the steps are the same for replying in a group.

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

<div data-step-uuid="9EB5D2FE-A655-4CC9-9029-309DD47B3817" id="bkmrk-"><div data-step-uuid="9EB5D2FE-A655-4CC9-9029-309DD47B3817"><div>![Open Announcements](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/744/214/original/d123a5c8-203d-4b73-9a21-3c272fc1ba65.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>In Course Navigation, click the **Announcements** link.

## Open Announcement

<div data-step-uuid="9A6355E7-DF83-4CAB-88DB-456847573872" id="bkmrk--0"><div data-step-uuid="9A6355E7-DF83-4CAB-88DB-456847573872"><div>![Open Announcement](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/536/938/original/c306dad5-c935-4fc9-8619-8cce4aae6aa6.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Click the **Reply** link.

**Note**: If the reply link is not available, the announcement has been closed for comments and you cannot post a reply.

### Reply to Announcement

<div data-step-uuid="9A6355E7-DF83-4CAB-88DB-456847573872" id="bkmrk--1"><div data-step-uuid="9A6355E7-DF83-4CAB-88DB-456847573872"><div data-step-uuid="7c4a8be5-0627-4310-9d9e-0ed51c911026"><div>[![Reply to Announcement](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/804/991/medium/7d3bd7d1-e6d0-41ad-ae77-bdee1f17e9e4.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/804/991/original/7d3bd7d1-e6d0-41ad-ae77-bdee1f17e9e4.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>To reply to the announcement, click the **Reply** button.

#### Post a Message

<div data-step-uuid="9A6355E7-DF83-4CAB-88DB-456847573872" id="bkmrk--2"><div data-step-uuid="9A6355E7-DF83-4CAB-88DB-456847573872"><div data-step-uuid="7c4a8be5-0627-4310-9d9e-0ed51c911026"><div data-step-uuid="fed9af32-aee3-43dc-908c-a86a7dc009f5"><div>![Post a Message](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/568/395/original/039a3d13-b60c-4d12-80ef-75ac4964bc8b.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>To enter your reply, add links, photos, equations, and/or media, use the Rich Content Editor \[1\].

To post your reply, click the **Reply** button \[2\].

#### View Your Reply

<div data-step-uuid="9A6355E7-DF83-4CAB-88DB-456847573872" id="bkmrk--3"><div data-step-uuid="9A6355E7-DF83-4CAB-88DB-456847573872"><div data-step-uuid="7c4a8be5-0627-4310-9d9e-0ed51c911026"><div data-step-uuid="04dfb29f-a33e-4834-8d01-c5465d268ed5"><div>![View Your Reply](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/804/994/original/d3c41b67-f9dc-4185-8867-901607df258c.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Your reply will be posted at the top of the announcement reply thread.

### Reply to a Comment

<div data-step-uuid="9A6355E7-DF83-4CAB-88DB-456847573872" id="bkmrk--4"><div data-step-uuid="9A6355E7-DF83-4CAB-88DB-456847573872"><div data-step-uuid="2e7420d3-cbbe-47a6-a9c4-9e8f045c5fcc"><div>[![Reply to a Comment](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/805/022/medium/ec1db72d-ecb9-4da5-9bc4-790e143a9614.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/805/022/original/ec1db72d-ecb9-4da5-9bc4-790e143a9614.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>To [view threaded replies](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-view-or-reply-to-an-announcement-thread-as-a-student/ta-p/485667), click the **\# of replies** link \[1\].

To reply to a comment, click the **Reply** link \[2\].

#### Post a Message

<div data-step-uuid="9A6355E7-DF83-4CAB-88DB-456847573872" id="bkmrk--5"><div data-step-uuid="9A6355E7-DF83-4CAB-88DB-456847573872"><div data-step-uuid="2e7420d3-cbbe-47a6-a9c4-9e8f045c5fcc"><div data-step-uuid="9e41aefd-5d86-4f9f-be6b-8284bb3d5ed0"><div>![Post a Message](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/568/404/original/d2db5ab8-c1e6-4661-99e3-2faa674cd62a.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>To enter your reply, add links, photos, equations, and/or media, or [@mention course users](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-mention-a-user-in-an-announcement-reply-as-a-student/ta-p/485670), use the [Rich Content Editor](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/What-is-the-Rich-Content-Editor-RCE/ta-p/12) \[1\].

To post your reply, click the **Reply** button \[2\].

#### View Your Reply

<div data-step-uuid="9A6355E7-DF83-4CAB-88DB-456847573872" id="bkmrk--6"><div data-step-uuid="9A6355E7-DF83-4CAB-88DB-456847573872"><div data-step-uuid="2e7420d3-cbbe-47a6-a9c4-9e8f045c5fcc"><div data-step-uuid="65e0d052-b952-4ab9-bbc9-9ba5c088f2e1"><div>[![View Your Reply](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/805/028/medium/ed400066-4321-4674-8dc5-5a364b0da4ef.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/805/028/original/ed400066-4321-4674-8dc5-5a364b0da4ef.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>To view your reply, click the **Total Replies** link \[1\].

Your reply displays in the **Thread** sidebar \[2\].

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