To see the list of forums for your site, click
Forums in your site's menubar.
Note: The Forums tool is pre-populated with a default forum and topic.
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 messages 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.
Those with appropriate permissions (e.g., instructors) may see the content of all posts by a particular participant using the statistics function; see Participation statistics.
To open an individual message, click its subject.
In moderated forums, to see messages awaiting your approval, click Pending Messages; see Moderating messages in a forum.