# How do I view Announcements as a student?

The Announcements Index Page allows you to view and filter announcements in your course. You can receive new announcements via [Canvas notifications](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/How-do-I-manage-my-Canvas-notification-settings/ta-p/615326), view announcements on the [Recent Activity Dashboard](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/How-do-I-view-global-activity-for-all-courses-in-the-Recent/ta-p/618764), or view announcements in the [To Do list](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/How-do-I-use-the-To-Do-list-and-sidebar-in-the-Dashboard-as-a/ta-p/618761). Your institution may also post global announcements. Learn how to [view Global Announcements](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/How-do-I-view-the-Global-Announcements-page/ta-p/618749).

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

<div data-step-uuid="C300C648-6BC5-4EAD-A43C-76BFDBD5B863" id="bkmrk-"><div data-step-uuid="C300C648-6BC5-4EAD-A43C-76BFDBD5B863"><div>![Open Announcements](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/601/997/original/4bcbf220-1185-416f-a432-fe8bf9735a53.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>In Course Navigation, click the **Announcements** link.

## View Announcements Index Page

<div data-step-uuid="8e58e9c1-6d48-49e3-94c6-5b9a0c7f880a" id="bkmrk--0"><div data-step-uuid="8e58e9c1-6d48-49e3-94c6-5b9a0c7f880a"><div>[![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/902/000/medium/d721ce34-b985-43bb-9bba-3fd2e0d0f0d1.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/902/000/original/d721ce34-b985-43bb-9bba-3fd2e0d0f0d1.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>The Announcements Index page displays a toolbar with viewing options at the top of the page \[1\], followed by the individual announcements \[2\].

Announcements are listed in reverse chronological order with the newest appearing first and the older announcements appearing towards the bottom.

**Note:** When an announcement is new or unread, a blue dot will appear next to the author's image.

## View Announcement Details

<div data-step-uuid="b854899f-5188-4707-9db5-5c624ae96b55" id="bkmrk--1"><div data-step-uuid="b854899f-5188-4707-9db5-5c624ae96b55"><div>[![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/941/041/medium/8756b426-a45b-4840-bfb0-228d72b8d3ab.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/941/041/original/8756b426-a45b-4840-bfb0-228d72b8d3ab.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Each announcement displays the date on which the announcement was posted \[1\] and the number of unread/total replies (if any) to the announcement \[2\].

To quickly reply to an announcement, click the Reply link \[3\].

To open an individual announcement, click the announcement link \[4\].

Note: If there is no Reply link, your instructor does not allow replies to announcements.

## Manage Announcements

<div data-step-uuid="0adf04ea-5292-425a-95e5-873e632862ad" id="bkmrk--2"><div data-step-uuid="0adf04ea-5292-425a-95e5-873e632862ad"><div>[![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/941/021/medium/b3b70f4d-c006-49f9-a802-d9404e37c7c9.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/941/021/original/b3b70f4d-c006-49f9-a802-d9404e37c7c9.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To manage announcements on the index page, use the Announcements Index page toolbar.

To view all or only unread announcements, click the drop-down menu \[1\].

To search for announcements by words or phrases in the announcement titles, enter terms in the Search field \[2\].

To mark all announcements as having been read, click the Mark All as Read button \[3\].

To subscribe to the Announcements RSS feed, click the External Feeds link \[4\].

## View Announcement

<div data-step-uuid="3282c0bb-fd7e-4099-9786-844a075cc050" id="bkmrk--3"><div data-step-uuid="3282c0bb-fd7e-4099-9786-844a075cc050"><div>[![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/902/002/medium/ac734a93-d51b-447a-8215-a326332beba2.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/902/002/original/ac734a93-d51b-447a-8215-a326332beba2.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>An announcement includes three sections: the announcements toolbar \[1\], the announcement \[2\], and announcement replies \[3\].

## View Announcement Toolbar

<div data-step-uuid="CE9A4D0A-A2F5-4D8C-8EE6-4D9C07E12170" id="bkmrk--4"><div data-step-uuid="CE9A4D0A-A2F5-4D8C-8EE6-4D9C07E12170"><div>[![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/902/004/medium/bb417b61-3bdc-497b-85cf-739c46bd5362.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/902/004/original/bb417b61-3bdc-497b-85cf-739c46bd5362.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>The announcement toolbar remains at the top of the screen when you are viewing announcement replies.

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 \[3\].

To view the thread in split screen, click the **View Split Screen** button \[4\].

To view the entire thread, click the **Expand Threads** button \[5\].

To access other features, click the **Menu** button \[6\].

## Translate Announcements

<div data-step-uuid="051cb97c-d1a3-454b-8f63-cbd7588b0199" id="bkmrk--5"><div data-step-uuid="051cb97c-d1a3-454b-8f63-cbd7588b0199"><div>[![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/902/006/medium/f99c3153-1b1f-45f5-b110-5161729cd293.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/902/006/original/f99c3153-1b1f-45f5-b110-5161729cd293.png)</div><div>[![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/902/008/medium/a5a1fcfc-048c-40bf-85f3-6bf37f408978.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/902/008/original/a5a1fcfc-048c-40bf-85f3-6bf37f408978.png)</div><div>[![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/902/010/medium/1a3f1a97-30ef-451b-a5bb-9d705e490582.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/902/010/original/1a3f1a97-30ef-451b-a5bb-9d705e490582.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To translate announcements, click on the **Menu** button \[1\] then select **Translate Text** \[2\]. Under the **Translate Discussion** section, click the **drop-down** menu \[3\] and choose your **preferred language** \[4\].

## View Announcements

<div data-step-uuid="6b77d52c-3203-430c-8d37-28a940ed472b" id="bkmrk--6"><div data-step-uuid="6b77d52c-3203-430c-8d37-28a940ed472b"><div>[![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/902/012/medium/3295fb63-c842-4272-a8e3-14e145b940a7.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/902/012/original/3295fb63-c842-4272-a8e3-14e145b940a7.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>The announcement includes important information about the announcement, including the announcement title \[1\] and description \[2\].

You can also view the name of the author \[3\], the date and time the announcement was published \[4\] or edited \[5\], and number of replies \[6\].

### View Announcement Replies

<div data-step-uuid="6b77d52c-3203-430c-8d37-28a940ed472b" id="bkmrk--7"><div data-step-uuid="6b77d52c-3203-430c-8d37-28a940ed472b"><div data-step-uuid="5f3da32c-97d9-488a-ab0e-e42481ce7d71"><div>![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/941/054/original/b2ff5c80-b76d-45ff-b1ef-1e64a141f477.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>Announcement replies display below the announcement topic \[1\].

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 read/ unread replies** link \[2\].

To reply to reply to an announcement reply, click the **Reply** link \[3\].

To mark a message as unread, click the **Mark as Unread** link \[4\].

Learn how to [reply to an announcement](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-view-Announcements-as-a-student/ta-p/null).

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