How do I view and sort announcement replies as an instructor?
You can view all replies in an announcement by scrolling or searching content. Announcement replies are hierarchical, collapsable, and expandable.
Note: Not all announcements may allow replies. Additionally, announcement replies may be disabled in Course Settings or at the account level.
Open Announcements
![Open Announcements](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/740/458/original/0c629611-dfbd-42e2-afab-fed3bb85ba4d.png)
In Course Navigation, click the Announcements link.
Open Announcement
![Open Announcements](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/849/186/original/aee9788e-b28c-4316-93d9-c7c1b8fe5805.png)
Click the name of an announcement.
View Announcement
Each announcement displays a toolbar that allows you to view and navigate announcement replies [1].
Announcements include an announcement [2] and any announcement replies [3].
You can view the total number of replies and the number of unread replies [4].
You can receive notifications for announcement activity by subscribing to the announcement. To subscribe to an announcement, click the Subscribe icon [5]. You are automatically subscribed to any announcements you create or reply to. To unsubscribe, click the Subscribe icon again.
Note: Notifications from subscribed announcements are based on your notification settings.
Search, Filter, or Sort
![Search, Filter, or Sort](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/570/597/original/310340b9-baaf-4b13-bad0-bc5162253f54.png)
To search for replies or specific authors, enter your terms in the Search field [1].
To filter replies, click the Filter drop-down menu [2]. You can filter by all replies or unread replies.
To sort replies by newest or oldest, click the Sort button [3].
View Replies
In announcement replies, you can view the name of the user who posted the reply [1], the date and time their reply was posted [2], the date and time the reply was last edited [3], and the date and time the last threaded reply was posted [4].
Unread replies are indicated by the Unread icon [5].
If you allow users to like replies in an announcement, a Like icon and link display next to each reply [6]. To like a reply, click the Like link.
To mark an individual reply as read, click the Mark as Read link [7].
View Threaded Replies
To view individual threaded replies, click the threaded reply link [1]. Then view the threaded reply [2].
By default, threaded replies display inline on the same page as the announcement. To view threaded replies in a split screen view, click the View Split Screen button [3].
To expand all threaded announcement replies, click the Expand Threads button [4].
Manage Replies
To view the Options menu for a reply, click the Options icon [1].
To mark a reply as read, click the Mark as Read option [2].
To mark a reply and all its threaded replies as read, click the Mark Thread as Read option [3].
To mark a reply as unread, click the Mark Thread as Unread option [4].
To view the announcement, click the Go To Topic option [5].
To edit a reply, click the Edit option [6].
To reply by quoting the selected reply, click the Quote Reply option [7].
To delete a reply, click the Delete option [8].
View Deleted Reply
![View Deleted Reply](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/849/199/original/1b4fe0ba-8cb4-409a-b38f-eb0e31688a59.png)
You can view the name of the user who deleted a reply and the date and time the reply was deleted.
Reply
To reply to an announcement, click the Reply button [1].
To reply to a reply, click the Reply link [2].