Add forum topics
Start a discussion with people in the organization by creating a forum topic. Anyone who can access Forums can view the new topic.
To add a topic to a forum.
- From the My Forums or Public Forums page, open the forum to add a topic.
- Click Start a Topic.
- Enter the title of the topic in the Title field.
- To flag the topic as a question, select Mark this topic as a question.
- To tag the topic, enter one or more tags in the Tags field. Separate multiple tags with spaces.
- Enter the topic content in the rich text field. Include information that might interest other people and encourage them to reply to the topic.
- Add an image by using one of the following methods:
- Click Insert Image and either select an image file on the computer or specify the URL of an image.
- Paste an image that you copied to the clipboard.
- Drag an image file or an image from a webpage.
- To attach a file to the message, click Attach a File, click Browse to select the location of the file, and then click OK.
- Click Save to save the topic.
Results
If forum topics are moderated in the organization, the new content is not displayed immediately because the forum moderator must approve it first. If content moderation is not enabled, the topic is displayed immediately.
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