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CHAPTER 16
  COURSE TOOL: FORUM    
         
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You can access the forum area by clicking on the "Forums" to see all the topics for the current course. You can view all the topics and the last posted topic added. By clicking on a specific topic you can access the specified forum area.

 

You can also see the following:

  • The sender who posted the message

  • The date of the topic
  • The answers for that specific topic
  • How many times that topic was accessed/read and the last time it was posted


Click on the topic's name to read the message.

 

All the messages appear in chronological order from the bottom with the most recent message to the top. Moreover there are other options. These are mentioned below:

You can reply back to a specific message by clicking on the topic's name and by clicking on "Reply to this message" link.

 

Type your message in the box area of the "WYSIWYG editor" and then click the "Submit" button to send the message.

If you want to add a topic to a forum follow the steps which are mentioned below:

  • Click on Forums
  • Click on Forum administration
  • Click on name of forum to manage
  • Click "New topic"
  • The page opens the e-gnosis WYSIWYG editor and gives a possibility to indicate a subject of the topic
  • Submit when ready

 

 

   
   
   
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