How do I mark discussion replies as read or unread as a student?
By default, as you read new Discussion posts, Canvas will mark them as read as you scroll down the page. However, you can manually mark each posts back to a read or unread state.
You can tell Canvas not to automatically mark all your posts as read in your Discussion settings.
Note: Once a post's state is manually changed, the post will not change states (become read or unread) until you manually change it again.
Open Discussions
![Open Discussions](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/582/166/original/c5f5e14e-2a43-49ed-b279-9572aac3ce0e.png)
In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.
View Posts
![View Posts](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/582/174/original/5932585d-3c5b-416a-979b-7ef85df2e6e1.png)
The unread icon indicates a reply is new or unread [1]. After you view a discussion reply, the unread icon no longer displays [2].
Mark All Posts as Read or Unread
To mark all posts as read or unread, click the discussion topic's Options icon [1].
To mark all posts as read, click the Mark All as Read link [2].
To mark all posts as unread, click the Mark All as Unread link [3].
Mark Post as Unread
![Mark Post as Unread](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/582/177/original/2e898e31-fe80-4241-9cd2-a98fcc19ffd3.png)
To change an individual read post to unread, click the Options icon [1], then select the Mark as Unread option [2].
Verify Post as Unread
![Verify Post as Unread](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/582/181/original/186a9589-4aba-45b1-8469-92c50d2e130c.png)
View the post now marked as unread.
Mark Post as Read
To change an unread post to read, click the Options icon [1], then select the Mark as Read option [2].
Verify Post as Read
![Verify Post as Read](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/582/190/original/fc171f80-46f0-4520-97c6-5ac26237d4e6.png)
View the post now marked as read.
Note: If a post's state is manually changed, the post will not change states (become read or unread) unless you manually change it again.