Posting Discussion Messages

You can post a message to an existing topic. Entering a unique subject title creates a new thread. Every message is associated with a topic.

To start a new thread

1. Click Create Message. The Create Message pop-up screen appears.
2. Enter a unique subject title.
3. Enter a Message and click Post. The message is posted and the new thread is started.

To reply to a message, click the linked message subject and click Reply.

To edit a message, click the linked message subject to display the message and click Edit Message. Only instructors have this capability unless it is specifically granted to students.

Note: For students to be able to edit Discussion messages, the topic must first be set to allow editable posts. From a topic's ActionLinks menu, choose Edit Properties and select Editable Posts.