You can reply to any discussion or discussion reply in the Discussions Redesign interface.
If the steps in this lesson do not match what is displayed in your course, learn how to reply to a discussion in the classic Discussions interface.
Note: If the anonymous discussion option is enabled for the discussion, student names and profile pictures do not display. However, as an instructor, your name and profile picture is visible to all course members.
Open Discussions
In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.
Open Discussion
Click the name of the discussion.
Reply to Discussion
To reply to the main discussion, click the Reply button.
Post Reply
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
Your reply displays at the top of the discussion replies.
Thread a Discussion Reply
To respond to a discussion reply, click the Reply link.
Post Threaded Reply
In the discussion thread replies sidebar, add your reply, links, files, and other media in the Rich Content Editor [1].
To post your reply, click the Reply button [2].
View Your Reply
Your reply will display at the bottom of the discussion reply thread.
