How do I mark discussion replies as read or unread as an instructor?
By default, as you read new discussion posts, Canvas will mark them as read (changing the indicators from blue to white) 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.
If the steps in this lesson do not match what is displayed in your course, learn how to mark discussion replies as read or unread in the Discussions Redesign interface.
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/002/762/645/original/17ba59bb-2f41-412c-a92b-31388594f5f2.png)
In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.
View Posts
![View Posts](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/248/732/original/088aa7a5-8075-4df2-9605-9911aabd350f.png)
The read icon indicates the reply has been read [1]. The unread icon indicates a reply is new or unread [2].
Mark Post as Unread
![Mark Post as Unread](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/248/730/original/89631920-5193-4c27-8834-bcc818d64f6e.png)
To change a read post to unread, click the read icon next to the post you wish to change.
Verify Post as Unread
![Verify Post as Unread](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/248/734/original/0a779e79-b954-4f58-8b52-27308df21885.png)
View the post now marked as unread.
Mark Post as Read
![Mark Post as Read](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/248/736/original/4c2d4d3e-a28e-49ff-86d2-e47e91a03a3a.png)
To change an unread post to read, click the unread icon next to the post you wish to change.
Verify Post as Read
![Verify Post as Read](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/248/738/original/c37e7a0b-c1bf-4ef1-841a-4dbfa5dc37d8.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.