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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 Open Announcements 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 In Course Navigation, click the  Announcements  link. 

 Open Announcement 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Click the name of the announcement. 

 Expand Threaded Replies 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 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 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 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 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 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 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 To reply to a reply or threaded reply, click the  Reply  link [1]. Using the  Rich Content Editor , you can reply to the announcement, include links, photos, equations, media, or  @mention course users . 

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

 Quote Reply 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 To reply to a thread by referencing a reply, click the  Options  icon [1], then click the  Quote Reply  link [2]. 

 Post Quoted Reply 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 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  [3]. 

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

 View Your Reply 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 View your reply. 

 Manage Threaded Reply 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 To manage a threaded reply, click the reply  Options  icon [1]. Then select one of the following menu options: 

 

 

 

 

 

 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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