To see the list of forums for your site, click
Forums
in your site's menubar.
Note: The Forums tool does not contain default forums. No forums will appear here until the site creator (or someone with an appropriate role) creates them.
Each forum appears in an enclosed box with its title and short
description displayed (if created). If a full description of the forum
exists, click Read Full Description
to view it.
Beneath the forum title, topics are listed by title, and include a short description (if created). The following details also appear:
Clicking the title of any forum will open an isolated view of a particular forum and its topics.
Clicking the title of any topic will display a thread of messages
for that particular topic. If a full description of the topic exists,
click Read Full Description
to view it. Each individual
thread appears in an enclosed box with a count of total message and
unread messages below. Use the arrows to the left of the messages to
expand the threads as needed.
To expand all threads and messages, click Display Entire
Message
. To mark all of the messages as read, click Mark All
As Read
. To open a printable version of the messages, click the
printer icon at the top.
Clicking the title of the thread will open an isolated view of a
particular thread and its individual messages. Use the View
drop-down list to change the display of messages.
To open an individual message, click its subject.
Depending on how the forum settings are configured, and your role within the site, the following options may be available:
New Forum:
Opens the Forum Settings screen for creating a
new forum. For more information, see Creating a new forum and topic in Forums.Organize:
Opens the Organize Forums and Topics screen for
changing the order of forums and topics. For more information, see
Changing the order of forums and topics.Template Settings:
Opens the Default Settings Template
screen. For more information, see Revising or deleting a forum or topic.Statistics:
Displays individual statistics for course
participants. For more information, see Participation statisticsPending Messages:
For moderated forums, displays any
messages pending approval.
New Topic:
Opens the Topic Settings screen for creating a
new topic. For more information, see Creating a new forum and topic in Forums.Forum Settings:
Opens the Forum Settings screen for
revising an existing forum. For more information, see Revising or deleting a forum or topic.Topic Settings:
Opens the Topic Settings screen for
revising an existing topic. For more information, see Revising or deleting a forum or topic.