To open the Create New Message page.

1. Click Discussion Board in the Course Tools area of the Course Control Panel.
2. Open a forum.
3. Click Add New Thread.
The fields on the Create New Message page:

Field Description
Message Information

Subject:
Enter the subject of the thread.

Message:
Enter a message. Select a text type for the message from the following options:

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.

Plain Text: Displays text as written.

HTML: Displays text as coded using HTML tags. Please note that embedded images and Java scripts may not be used when posting a message to a discussion board.

Options

Post message as Anonymous
Select the check box to post an anonymous message. This option may or may not be available depending on the options selected when the discussion forum was created.

Attachment:
Enter the file path or click Browse to locate a file.

Preview
View the message as it will appear on the Discussion Board forum.

Message View
To open the Message View page.

1. Click Discussion Board in the Course Tools area of the Course Control Panel.
2. Open a forum.
3. Select a message to view.
4. Once a message has been accessed, an instructor can:

-Access a previous message, by clicking the Previous Message double-arrow.
-Access the next message, by clicking the Next Message double-arrow.
-Modify a message, by clicking Modify. (This option may or may not be available depending on the options selected when the discussion forum was created.)
-Remove a message, by clicking Remove. (This option may or may not be available depending on the options selected when the discussion forum was created. The -Instructor may allow the author to remove their own messages.)
-Reply to a message, by clicking Reply.
-Access another message in the thread, by clicking the message link.
-Return to the forum, by clicking OK.