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
In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.
Open Discussion
Click the discussion you want to view.
View Posts
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
To change a read post to unread, you can either click the Mark as Unread link below the reply [1], or click the Options icon next to the reply [2] and then click the Mark as Unread link [3].
Verify Post as Unread
View the post now marked as unread.
Mark Post as Read
To change an unread post to read, you can either click the Mark as Read link below the reply [1], or click the Options icon next to the reply [2] and then click the Mark as Read link [3].
Verify Post as Read
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.
