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IntraNet Applications - Discussion Forum
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Discussion Forum provides IntraNet users with an easy to use board to allow time-exclusive conversation and discussion - a great way for employees to have free discussion and share information.
Creating a Category
Before any topics can be created, a Category must be created to hold them. A Category is like a single forum and may contain any number of topics.
To create a Category, select the Forum in which you would like it created and select the 'Create' button. You will now see a new window with 2 options:
1. Title - Choose a Title for your Category
2. Message Expiry - A user may choose to limit the amount of time that a Category is available for uers to post in. Upon expiry, the category may be viewed, but no new messages may be posted.
Creating a Topic
Once a Category has been created, users may now begin creating threads or Topics. A Topic is created by selecting a Category and then clicking the 'Create' button. You will be shown a new window which contains the form for creating a Topic:
1. Title - Choose a title for the Topic
2. Message - Enter the 1st message that will appear at the top of the topic.
When these fields are complete the user may now choose to either just post the thread by clicking 'Submit Post', or, create the thread and notify users. Simply select the 'Submit and Notify' option and select the users, a message and a message title to be emailed out.
Posting in a Topic
After a Category and Topic have been created, users may now begin to post. Simply select the Category and Topic and click 'Post Reply' and type in a message that will be displayed on the Forum. Users also have the option to either submit their post only by selecting 'Submit Post', or they may also choose to send notification to other user/s by selecting 'Submit and Notify'.
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