In the Forums tool, you can post messages about topics, and post responses to the messages of other participants.
On this page:
To post a message about a forum topic:
Post New Thread
. The Compose Forum
Message
screen will open.
Note: Pasting text from Microsoft Word directly into
the WYSIWYG editor may result in garbled output, even if the text
appears correct in the editor. Instead, to insert formatted text from
a Word document, click the Paste from Word
icon, and paste
using Ctrl-v
or Command-v
.
Some users have reported problems using Paste from Word
in
Internet Explorer 9; for best results, use a supported
browser. See
Which browser should I use?
Post Message
.
Note: If the forum or topic is moderated, your message will appear as "PENDING" until approved by a moderator.
Note: Depending on your role within the site, and how the forum creator configured permissions, you may or may not be able to post a response to another participant's message.
To post a response:
Reply
(to reply to the message) or Reply to Thread
(to reply to the first message in the thread).
Insert Original
Text
or Insert Original Message Text
(located above the
WYSIWYG editor).
Post Message
.
Note: If the forum or topic is moderated, your message will appear as "PENDING" until approved by a moderator.