Navigating the Discussions

The Forum List

Clicking on either Public discussion forums or Private discussion forums brings up a page offering a list of available discussion areas (including all the public ones, or the private ones that you have access to, depending on which area you chose to enter).

Until your organization establishes its own forums, you will only see the NetWinder forum listed. Choose a forum, then click on its name to view the list of threads.

Working with Threads

After choosing a forum, you will be presented with a list of current discussion topics ("threads"). You can click on the name of a thread to read the relevant messages. If you are the first person to use this forum, the thread list may be empty.

If you wish, you can return to the list of forums again by clicking the word Forums at the top of the page.

Whether any threads exist or not, there will be a button at the bottom of the page called New Thread. Click on it now, then proceed to the next section to post your first discussion group message.

Posting a Message

The message posting screen contains several sets of options, as follows:

If you've never used the discussion areas before, try typing in a test message right now; you should use a subject line like Test Message so that people will know it's a test, and can easily skip over it if they want. Don't check the E-mail all replies box for now.

When you're done entering your message, click the Submit button to save it. Proofread carefully! You can't change your message once it has been posted.