Users add message to threads by posting messages in response to the previous messages in the thread. Messages are added to a thread from the Your Response page.
Follow the steps below to open the Your Response page:
Step 1 Click Discussion Board on the Course menu or from the CommunicationCenter.
Step 2 Click on a forum link to open it and view the contents within.
Step 3 Open a message.
Step 4 Click Reply to respond to the message.
The table below details the fields on this page.
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Description |
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Message Information |
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Current Forum: |
The name of the Discussion Board Forum appears in this field. |
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Date: |
The date appears in this field. |
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Author: |
The name of the author appears here. |
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Subject: |
Subject defaults to the subject on the Add Thread page. |
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Message: |
Enter a message. The following options are available: · Smart Text: Automatically recognizes a link entered in the text box. Smart text recognizes the ENTER key as a paragraph tag and accepts HTML tags as well. Smart Text will also prompt to load images if an image source text is used when adding smart text as part of a content item. · Plain text: Displays text as written. · HTML: Displays text as coded using HTML tags. · √x: Opens the WebEQ Equation Editor. · <¸> Opens the MathML Equation Editor. · ABC: Opens Spell Check. · Preview: Opens the text as it will appear to the user |
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Options |
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Post message Anonymous |
Select the check box to post an anonymous message. This option may or may not be available depending on the options selected when Discussion Forum was set up. |
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Attachment |
Enter the file path or click Browse to locate the desired file. |
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Preview |
Preview the message as it will appear on the Discussion Board. |