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WebCT Student Guide to Discussion

Click on the Discussion icon.

Course home page - screen capture

To add to a discussion topic, click on the Compose message button. Add a message to a disucssion - screen capture

Choose the topic you're responding to.

Type a subject.
Type a message.

(The subject and message fields are required.)

To attach a file to your discussion, click on the Browse... button (to the right of the Attachments field.)

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The "Choose File" box will open. Navigate to your file, select it, and click on Open. selecting a file name to attch to your posting. - screen capture
The location of your file is now in the "Attachments" box. Click on the Attach file button. attaching a file on the compose discussion message screen capture

Your file is now listed below the Attachments field.

Repeat these steps to attach multiple files.

Click onthe Post button to send your message and your file(s) to the discussion board.

attaching a file in the compose discussion message screen capture

You can also reply to a message in the discussion thread. A discussion thread refers to all of the messages that are tied to the original message.

In this example, I clicked on item no. 3 in this discussion thread.

If you're having trouble viewing the discussion thread, try clicking on the All, Threaded or Unthreaded buttons in the gray Display bar.

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This is the message associated with reply no. 3. Click on the Reply button to post a reply to this message.

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Note that when you reply to a message, the message you're replying to is shown below the response area.

Click on the Post button to send your message to the discussion board.

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We're done with the Discussion tool.
Click on one of the other tools to learn more about how to use it.
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