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How do I pin a topic in Conversations?

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In Conversations, instructors can pin individual topics to the top of the Conversations left-hand topics list. Pinning allows instructors to bring attention to important topics that matter to the whole class. This is a separate feature from bookmarking, which allows individual users to select topics they would like to track. 

Instructors can choose to pin a topic while creating it, or they can pin a topic after its creation.

Note: Individual answers or comments cannot be pinned; only topics can be pinned.

Adding a pinned post.

Check the option to pin the post

To create a post that will be pinned from its publication, follow the steps outlined in How do I post a question in Conversations?. In the Post options section of the post settings, check the checkbox "Pinned."

Upon publishing, the post will appear at the top of the left-hand topics list. Pinned posts will be displayed under the “Pinned” header, and a pin icon will appear on the right of every post preview in the left-hand topics list. 

Pinning a post later.

select Pin

Pinning a topic after its creation can be particularly helpful for highlighting posts created by students that are beneficial for the entire class to read.

Upon selecting a topic in the left-hand list, the original post and its comments will appear in the right-hand display column. Below the text of the initial post, select "Pin."

The post will appear at the top of the left-hand topics list. Pinned posts will be displayed under the “Pinned” header, and a pin icon will appear on the right of every post preview in the left-hand topics list. 

Unpinning a post.

select unpin

Upon selecting a pinned topic in the left-hand topics list, the post and its comments will appear in the right-hand display column. Below the text of the initial post, select "Unpin." The topic will be instantly removed from the “Pinned” header in the left-hand list.

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