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

You can view announcement replies and threaded announcement replies within an announcement.

If announcement replies are enabled by your instructor, you can respond to an announcement or respond to a reply thread. When responding to a thread, you can quote a threaded reply.

**Note:** If the Reply options do not display, your instructor has not enabled replies for the announcement.

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

<div data-step-uuid="238427ec-56f2-4ca2-86aa-25baa9e5151c" id="bkmrk-"><div data-step-uuid="238427ec-56f2-4ca2-86aa-25baa9e5151c"><div>![Open Announcements](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/726/056/original/b59a930b-fb9b-44ca-a73f-44f88808966f.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>In Course Navigation, click the **Announcements** link.

## Open Announcement

<div data-step-uuid="d7f9cdeb-8de9-41bc-9055-eafc1721ddef" id="bkmrk--0"><div data-step-uuid="d7f9cdeb-8de9-41bc-9055-eafc1721ddef"><div>[![Open Announcement](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/566/570/medium/169d54aa-48e3-4b41-a8dc-721c3664f905.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/566/570/original/169d54aa-48e3-4b41-a8dc-721c3664f905.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Click the name of the announcement.

## Expand Threaded Replies

<div data-step-uuid="e23da55b-6f19-4ed8-9ee4-4ada7eb72898" id="bkmrk--1"><div data-step-uuid="e23da55b-6f19-4ed8-9ee4-4ada7eb72898"><div>[![Expand Threaded Replies](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/925/335/medium/67c892aa-3c28-4bc3-b18c-959a79a9ca19.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/925/335/original/67c892aa-3c28-4bc3-b18c-959a79a9ca19.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>If users have responded to a reply, the replies are threaded underneath the parent reply. By default, threads display inline on the same page as the announcement. To view threaded replies in a split screen view, click the **View Split Screen** button \[1\].

To expand all threads, click the **Expand Threads** button \[2\].

Individual threads display a link indicating the number of replies and the number of unread replies \[3\]. To view an individual reply thread, click the threaded replies link.

**Note:** Unread replies will have a blue dot indicator on the upper-left corner of the author's image \[4\].

## View Inline Threaded Replies

<div data-step-uuid="0a1212db-7c6a-486f-b0d9-3248d94e44dc" id="bkmrk--2"><div data-step-uuid="0a1212db-7c6a-486f-b0d9-3248d94e44dc"><div>![View Threaded Reply](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/894/612/original/d1119fc6-9b11-4b01-999a-f724b2fccf77.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Inline threaded replies expand and display \[1\]. You can view the name of the user who posted the reply as well as the date and time the reply was posted \[2\].

## View Split Screen

<div data-step-uuid="d53ea58e-ceac-472a-b5ac-29a420be307a" id="bkmrk--3"><div data-step-uuid="d53ea58e-ceac-472a-b5ac-29a420be307a"><div>[![View Thread](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/808/446/medium/ed1d5621-d2da-48ef-b91d-433940e7186f.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/808/446/original/ed1d5621-d2da-48ef-b91d-433940e7186f.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To view threaded replies in split screen view, click the threaded reply link \[1\]. The threaded reply displays in the Thread sidebar \[2\].

To return to inline viewing, click the **View Inline** button \[3\].

## Reply in Thread

<div data-step-uuid="dd4872b2-a287-4afb-a6ad-d8d3c275eafb" id="bkmrk--4"><div data-step-uuid="dd4872b2-a287-4afb-a6ad-d8d3c275eafb"><div>![Reply in Thread](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/808/449/original/dfba0677-25c9-41e6-b767-77f8699bdd4b.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To reply to a reply or threaded reply, click the **Reply** link \[1\]. Using the [Rich Content Editor](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Publisher-Test-Nathan/What-is-the-Rich-Content-Editor-RCE/ta-p/644769), you can reply to the announcement, include links, photos, equations, 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).

To post your reply, click the **Reply** button \[3\].

## Quote Reply

<div data-step-uuid="8fcee213-b043-40de-813a-e886327563d6" id="bkmrk--5"><div data-step-uuid="8fcee213-b043-40de-813a-e886327563d6"><div>[![Quote Reply](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/808/451/medium/23dda3dc-f629-49d9-810f-543f75500d6b.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/808/451/original/23dda3dc-f629-49d9-810f-543f75500d6b.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To reply to a thread by referencing a reply, click the **Options** icon \[1\], then click the **Quote Reply** link \[2\].

### Post Quoted Reply

<div data-step-uuid="8fcee213-b043-40de-813a-e886327563d6" id="bkmrk--6"><div data-step-uuid="8fcee213-b043-40de-813a-e886327563d6"><div data-step-uuid="3436e4a7-2e42-48d1-9d44-041260bbe037"><div>![Post Quoted Reply](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/808/453/original/1a671dfe-f424-4a3c-9c8b-13f0b0f08339.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>By default, the **Include quoted reply in message** toggle is on \[1\] and the quote displays \[2\]. To exclude quoted text from your response, disable quoting by clicking the toggle off.

Using the Rich Content Editor, you can reply to the announcement, include links, photos, equations, 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) \[3\].

To post your reply, click the **Reply** button \[4\].

## View Your Reply

<div data-step-uuid="dbd0b47a-6cae-4954-8faa-f6eb0aefea6b" id="bkmrk--7"><div data-step-uuid="dbd0b47a-6cae-4954-8faa-f6eb0aefea6b"><div>![View Your Reply](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/808/456/original/cd79f092-46b8-43b0-9d97-f9b2c782fed0.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>View your reply.

## Manage Threaded Reply

<div data-step-uuid="562cf642-3d1c-43e5-8e15-e20871ca9adb" id="bkmrk--8"><div data-step-uuid="562cf642-3d1c-43e5-8e15-e20871ca9adb"><div>[![View Reply Options](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/808/459/medium/b8c28aff-f3f1-446a-92e7-3acdd693808b.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/808/459/original/b8c28aff-f3f1-446a-92e7-3acdd693808b.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To manage a threaded reply, click the reply **Options** icon \[1\]. Then select one of the following menu options:

<div data-step-uuid="562cf642-3d1c-43e5-8e15-e20871ca9adb" id="bkmrk-mark-as-read%C2%A0%5B2%5D%3A-ma"><div data-step-uuid="562cf642-3d1c-43e5-8e15-e20871ca9adb"><div><div>- **Mark as Read** \[2\]: Mark this reply as read.
- **Mark Thread as Read** \[3\]: Mark the whole thread as read.
- **Mark Thread as Unread** \[4\]: Mark the whole thread as unread.
- **Go to Parent** \[5\]: Select the top reply in the thread.
- **Edit** \[6\]: Edit the reply.
- **Quote Reply** \[7\]: Start a reply by including a copy of the reply.
- **Delete** \[8\]: Delete the reply.

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