How do I mark discussion replies as read or unread as an instructor?
By default, an icon displays next to all unread discussion replies. As you scroll down the page, that icon will be removed from each reply.
You can tell Canvas not to automatically mark all your posts as read in your Discussion settings.
Note: If a reply's state is manually changed, the post will not change states unless you manually change it again.
Open Discussions
In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.
Open Discussion
Click the discussion you want to view.
View Posts
The Unread icon indicates replies that have not been read [1].
If the Unread icon does not display, it means the post has been read or marked as read [2].
Mark All Posts as Read or Unread
Click the discussion topic's Options icon [1].
To mark all posts as read, click the Mark All as Read link [2].
To mark all posts as unread, click the Mark All as Unread link [3].
Mark Post as Unread
To mark an individual reply as unread, click the Options icon next to the reply [1] and click the Mark as Unread link [2].
Verify Post as Unread
View the Unread icon, which indicates the reply is marked as unread.
Mark Post as Read
To change an unread reply to read, click the Options icon next to the reply [1] and click the Mark as Read link [2].
Verify Post as Read
View the post marked as read.
Note: If a reply's state is manually changed, the post will not change states unless you manually change it again.
