How do I reply to an announcement as an instructor?
If you have a question or comment about an announcement, you can reply directly to the announcement. You can also reply to comments/replies by other users.
You can reply in both course and group announcements. This lesson shows how to reply in a course, but the steps are the same.
Note: Not all announcements may allow replies. Additionally, announcement replies may be disabled in Course Settings or at the account level.
Open Announcements
In Course Navigation, click the Announcements link.
Open Announcement
Click the announcement title.
Reply to Announcement
To reply to the main announcement, click the Reply button.
Post a Message
To enter your reply, add links, photos, equations, and/or media, or @mention course users, use the Rich Content Editor [1].
To post your reply, click the Reply button [2].
View Your Reply
Your reply displays at the top of the announcement reply thread.
Reply to Comment
To reply to a comment, click the Reply link [1].
To view and reply to threaded replies, click the # Replies link [2].
Post a Message
To enter your reply, links, photos, equations, and/or media, or @mention course users, use the Rich Content Editor [1].
To post your reply, click the Reply button [2].
View Your Reply
View your reply [1].
Note: If threaded replies are collapsed, view your reply by clicking the # Replies link [2].
Reply with Quote
To reply to a comment by including a quote of the comment, click the comment's Options icon [1]. Click the Quote Reply link [2].
Post Quoted Message
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.
Enter your reply, links, photos, equations, and/or media, or @mention course users using the Rich Content Editor [3].
To post your reply, click the Reply button [4].
View Quoted Reply
View quote and your message reply.
