How do I mention a user in a discussion reply as a student?

You can mention another course member in a discussion reply using the @ symbol.

Notes:

  • Mentioning users is not supported in anonymous discussions.
  • Mentioning users is related to a course role permission. If you are not able to mention users, the required permission may not be enabled for your role.
  • When you mention a user and their Discussions - New Mention notification setting is enabled, the user is notified.

00:07: How do I mention a user in a discussion reply as a student? 00:11: In course navigation click the discussions link 00:15: Click the title of the discussion 00:18: To reply to the main discussion click the reply button. 00:22: You can also reply to a threaded discussion. 00:25: Add your reply links files and other media and the rich content 00:29: editor. 00:31: To mention a course user in your reply type the at symbol and select a user 00:35: from the list. To more easily find a user enter one 00:39: or more letters of the user's name. 00:42: To post your reply click the reply button. 00:45: View your reply with your mentioned user. 00:48: This guide covered how to mention a user in a discussion reply as a student.

Open Discussions

Open Discussions

In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.

Open Discussion

Open Discussion

Click the title of the discussion.

Reply to Discussion

Reply to Discussion

To reply to the main discussion, click the Reply button.

You can also reply to a threaded discussion.

Post Reply

Post Reply

Add your reply, links, files, and other media in the Rich Content Editor [1]. 

To mention a course user in your reply, type the @ symbol [2] and select a user from the list [3]. To more easily find a user, enter one or more letters of the user's name.

To post your reply, click the Reply button [4].

Notes:

  • When you type the @ symbol, user display names show in the drop-down list.
  • If you post your discussion response before an attached image finishes uploading, Canvas displays a warning message.

View Your Reply

View Your Reply

View your reply with your mentioned user.

Note: If the Discussions - New Mention notification setting is enabled in the mentioned user's notification settings, the user is notified that they were mentioned.