Creating a New Discussion Topic

How to create a new discussion topic thread in the teacher forums

1. Sign in to the forums.
   
   Note: The three most recent forum discussion posts are always displayed in the central part of the screen.
2. Click Discussions, and then scroll down to see the series of discussion threads.
   
3. Click New Discussion.
   
4. Click the Category drop-down list and choose the most appropriate alternative.
   
5. Click in the Discussion Title area and then the text edit area of the screen, and type out your discussion title and text body.
   
   Note: You have a wide variety of formatting tools available to embellish your text, including common features like bold, italics, hyperlinks, and text justification tools.
6. Click Save Draft to ensure that the current draft of the discussion in progress is saved.

   A notification indicates that your draft has been saved as of a specific time.

   
   Note: The forum automatically saves your drafts at fixed intervals.
7. Click Preview to see how your post will look after all formatting codes have been applied, but before you actually post it.

   Your discussion in progress displays with all special formatting codes applied.

   
8. Click the Close button to return to the Discussion Editor in edit mode.
   

   You once again see your discussion in progress in the Discussion Editor screen.

   
9. Click Post Discussion to post your new discussion topic to the forum.
   
10. To cancel the new discussion topic before it is posted, click the Cancel button.