# How do I report a reply in a discussion?

If allowed by your instructor, you can report a discussion reply because it is inappropriate, offensive, abusive, or for another reason.

**Notes:**

<div id="bkmrk-reporting-a-reply-ca"><div>- Reporting a reply cannot be undone.
- Your instructor can view the reported discussion reply but they cannot identify who reported it.

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

<div data-step-uuid="19c98876-b851-46e9-b80b-7cb9f270df05" id="bkmrk-"><div data-step-uuid="19c98876-b851-46e9-b80b-7cb9f270df05"><div>![Open Discussions ](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/698/372/original/7ceb249a-f097-442d-a986-f7b0f9d2a786.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>In Course Navigation, click the **Discussions** link.

## Open Discussion

<div data-step-uuid="b7585ff6-b240-4b64-a8b7-1870dc1a1f6e" id="bkmrk--0"><div data-step-uuid="b7585ff6-b240-4b64-a8b7-1870dc1a1f6e"><div>[![Open Discussion](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/698/374/medium/1858cb39-d211-4fa8-8324-571408287b33.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/698/374/original/1858cb39-d211-4fa8-8324-571408287b33.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Click the title of the discussion.

## Report Discussion Reply

<div data-step-uuid="1c15b650-d580-45b4-9d1d-4961b17bf4b9" id="bkmrk--1"><div data-step-uuid="1c15b650-d580-45b4-9d1d-4961b17bf4b9"><div>![Report Discussion Reply](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/009/349/965/original/52c7238f-7008-4b50-89e3-5032eab9ac3c.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Locate the discussion reply you want to report. Click the **Options** icon \[1\] and then click the **Report** link \[2\].

<div data-step-uuid="1c15b650-d580-45b4-9d1d-4961b17bf4b9" id="bkmrk--2"><div data-step-uuid="1c15b650-d580-45b4-9d1d-4961b17bf4b9"><div><div></div></div><div>![Report Discussion Reply Submission](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/698/378/original/5be009f6-982d-402d-b66e-b773a1bb32d2.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>When a reply is reported, you must indicate why the reply is being reported (inappropriate, offensive and/or abusive, or other) \[1\].

Click the **Submit** button \[2\].

**Note:** Reporting a reply cannot be undone.

## View Reported Reply

<div data-step-uuid="799c8ea9-b66e-4052-9626-c98f458a7ebd" id="bkmrk--3"><div data-step-uuid="799c8ea9-b66e-4052-9626-c98f458a7ebd"><div>![View Reported Reply](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/580/740/original/cbd845ff-38df-449e-9444-b554404e24eb.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Once you report a reply, the **Reported** link displays in the Options menu, and you cannot report the reply again. However, other users can still view and report the reply.

Your instructor will review the reported reply and may edit or delete the reply.

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