Posting and responding to Forum
messages
In the Forums tool, you can post messages about topics, and post
responses to the messages of other participants.
On this page:
Posting a new message
To compose and post a message about a forum topic,
follow these steps:
- From the Forums tool, click
the title of the topic for which you'd like to post a message.
- Click
Post New Thread
. The Compose Forum Message screen will open.
- Next to "Title", type the subject (i.e., title) of your
message.
- Under "Message", use the WYSIWYG editor to compose your
message.
- Under "Attachments", you can attach a file from your local
computer or from Resources, or specify the URL for a file on the
web. For instructions, see Options for adding attachments.
- When you're finished:
- To post your message, click
Post Message
.
- To cancel your message without saving it, click
Cancel
.
Note: If the forum or topic is moderated, your
message will appear as "PENDING" until approved by a moderator.
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Posting a response to a message or topic
Note: Depending on your role within the site, and
how the forum creator configured permissions, you may or may not be
able to post a response to another participant's message.
To compose and post a response to another participant's message,
follow these steps:
- In the Forums tool, click the title of the desired
topic.
- Find and click the subject of the desired message.
- Click
Reply to Thread
or Reply
.
- In the text field next to "Reply Title", give your reply a
title.
- Under "Message", use the WYSIWYG editor to compose your
reply. To insert a quote of the original message, click
Insert
Original Message
(located above the WYSIWYG editor).
- Under "Attachments", you can attach a file from your local
computer or from Resources, or specify the URL for a file on the
web. For instructions, see Options for adding attachments.
- When you're finished:
- To post your message, click
Post Message
.
- To cancel your message without saving it, click
Cancel
.
Note: If the forum or topic is moderated, your
message will appear as "PENDING" until approved by a moderator.
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