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How do I like a reply in a course discussion in Discussions Redesign as a student?

You may be able to like discussion replies in your course.

Note: The liking feature may be restricted to users with grading permissions (e.g. instructors and TAs). If you cannot like a discussion reply, this feature is not available to you.

Open Discussions

Open Discussions

In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.

Open Discussion

Open Discussion

Click the title of the discussion.

Like Discussion Reply

Like Discussion Reply

Locate the reply and click the Like icon.

View Liked Discussion

View Liked Discussion

The Like icon will change color, indicating you have liked the reply [1].

The Like icon also displays the total number of times a reply has been liked [2].

View Liking Restriction

View Liking Restriction

If your instructor has restricted the liking option to only users with grading permissions, the like icon will be inactive. However, you can still view the total number of likes on a reply.