How do I like a reply in a course announcement as an observer?

You may be able to like replies posted to course announcements. Instructors can choose to allow all course participants to like replies, they can restrict liking to users with grading permissions, or they can turn off the feature for an announcement.

Open Announcements

Open Announcements

In Course Navigation, click the Announcements link.

Open Announcement

Open Announcement

Click the name of the announcement.

Like Announcement Reply

Like Announcement Reply

Locate the reply and click the Like icon.

View Liked Reply

View Liked Reply

The Like icon fills in, indicating you have liked the reply.

When a reply is liked, the Like icon also displays the total number of likes for all users.

View Liking Restriction

View Liking Restriction

If your student's instructor has restricted the liking option to only users with grading permissions, you cannot like replies. However, you can still view the total number of likes given to each reply.