How do I mention a user in an announcement reply in Announcements Redesign as an instructor?
You can @mention a user in an announcement reply using Announcements Redesign. Course users mentioned in a reply may receive a notification based on their preferred notification settings.
Reply to Announcement
To reply to the announcement, click the Reply button [1]. To reply to an announcement reply, click the Reply link [2].
Mention User in Reply
![Mention User in Reply](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/724/887/original/5fb6a7ec-47e1-43c2-8bdd-beacee9248fc.png)
Use the Rich Content Editor to enter your reply, links, photos, equations, or media.
To mention a user in your reply type the @ symbol in the Rich Content Editor [1]. A list of course users displays [2].
Select User
![Select User](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/724/889/original/bc976946-8f40-4b39-8a61-00d2070b518c.png)
To locate the course user, scroll through the list or filter the list by typing the course user's name [1]. Then select the user's name from the list [2].
Post Reply
![Post Reply](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/724/891/original/0ae0bd89-a0df-40b8-a7a1-dddd76f18e2e.png)
Your @mention text displays in a purple font and highlight [1].
To post your reply, click the Reply button [2].
View Reply
![View Reply](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/726/082/original/ffa3aec6-80b8-40f5-942a-c1e062b60b44.png)
Your post displays at the bottom of the thread.
Note: If the Discussions - New Mention notification setting is enabled in the mentioned user's notification settings, the user is notified that they were mentioned.