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.
Open Discussions
In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.
Open Discussion
Click the title of the discussion.
Reply to Discussion
To reply to the main discussion, click the Reply button.
You can also reply to a threaded discussion.
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].
Note: If you post your discussion response before an attached image finishes uploading, Canvas displays a warning message.
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.
