How do I reply to an announcement as a student?
If you have a question or comment about an announcement, you can reply directly to that announcement.
You can reply in both course and group announcements. This lesson shows how to reply in a course, but the steps are the same for replying in a group.
Open Announcements
![Open Announcements](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/744/214/original/d123a5c8-203d-4b73-9a21-3c272fc1ba65.png)
In Course Navigation, click the Announcements link.
Open Announcement
![Open Announcement](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/536/938/original/c306dad5-c935-4fc9-8619-8cce4aae6aa6.png)
Click the Reply link.
Note: If the reply link is not available, the announcement has been closed for comments and you cannot post a reply.
Reply to Announcement
To reply to the announcement, click the Reply button.
Post a Message
![Post a Message](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/568/395/original/039a3d13-b60c-4d12-80ef-75ac4964bc8b.png)
To enter your reply, add links, photos, equations, and/or media, use the Rich Content Editor [1].
To post your reply, click the Reply button [2].
View Your Reply
![View Your Reply](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/602/088/original/d3c41b67-f9dc-4185-8867-901607df258c.png)
Your reply will be posted at the top of the announcement reply thread.
Reply to a Comment
To view threaded replies, click the # of replies link [1].
To reply to a comment, click the Reply link [2].
Post a Message
![Post a Message](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/568/404/original/d2db5ab8-c1e6-4661-99e3-2faa674cd62a.png)
To enter your reply, add links, photos, equations, and/or media, or @mention course users, use the Rich Content Editor [1].
To post your reply, click the Reply button [2].