Threaded Topics
To access your discussion, select the Discussions button under Course Tools on the navigation bar.
Here's how the Threaded Topics main screen looks. You will be able to see all existing threads from this screen.
If you want to see the replies for every thread, you can click on the Expand All button, and similarly, if you only want to see the unique threads, click on the Collapse All button.
Here's how the Expanded view looks.
You can also click on any thread and open it in a separate window. Here, you can opt for a tree view of the replies, or you can click on the Display Complete Thread button to see all of the replies listed chronologically with the names of people who posted them.
If you are the author of the thread, you can edit your replies from this window and scroll between other threads by clicking on the Next Message button. While viewing the full thread, you can also Print the text, or Save the text as a file.
Posting a New Message
To post a new message, click on Create Message.
Enter a Subject and Message in the appropriate text boxes.
When you are finished with your message and would like to submit it, click Post. If you would like to see what your post will look like before you submit it, click Preview. If you would like to close your message and come back to it later, click Save as Draft. If you would like to cancel your message and start over, click Cancel.
Attaching a File to Your Message
To attach an image or text file to your message, click Add Attachments.
In the pop-up window that appears, click on My Computer to upload new file(s) from your computer.
Alternatively, you can also upload multiple files at once.
Click on Browse to open the File Select box and select the file(s) you want to upload. Click on OK once you are finished.
You can see the attached files in the Create Message window.
Replying to an Existing Message
Open the message that you want to reply to by clicking on the message's name, then click Reply. Alternatively, you can also reply to messages from the Expanded View.
Enter a message in the appropriate text box. If desired, you may enter a new subject. When you are finished with your reply and would like to submit it, click Post. If you would like to see what your post will look like before you submit it, click Preview. If you would like to close your message and come back to it later, click Save as Draft. If you would like to cancel your message and start over, click Cancel.
|
