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
![Open Announcements](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/740/449/original/3c5068ac-0c9f-40e5-81fd-5d6793cbe474.png)
In Course Navigation, click the Announcements link.
Reply to Announcement
To reply to the main announcement, click the Reply button.
Post a Message
![Post a Message](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/573/313/original/22513b90-b258-4e5b-9aaf-bce6fa45893c.png)
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].
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
![Post a Message](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/573/322/original/1ac36b6f-5e5f-49a1-95a1-bf4c89bc6ba4.png)
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](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/573/325/original/7006e62d-c4fc-4d0b-b4f6-3c711f391a25.png)
View your reply.
Note: If threaded replies are collapsed, view your reply by clicking the # Replies link [2].
Reply with Quote
![Reply with Quote](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/573/327/original/b8d40d24-3f2d-44d4-b566-8cf2a1c88c0b.png)
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
![Post Quoted Message](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/573/332/original/d1bace28-91d7-4236-9ebc-3280ac83a688.png)
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 Quoted Reply](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/573/334/original/78deff05-606b-4768-a9d4-593a9314d12a.png)
View quote and your message reply.