Use course tools>>Discussion Board

Modifying a forum

To modify a forum:

  1. Click the course title on the My CourseCompass page.

  2. Click Control Panel from the Course Home page.

  3. Click Modify next to the forum you want to update.

  4. Change the forum's title or description.

  5. Change any of the forum settings:

  6. Allow anonymous posts lets participants add and respond to messages without identifying themselves.

  7. Allow author to edit message after posting lets participants modify their own messages after adding them to the forum.

  8. Allow author to remove own posted messages lets participants delete their own messages after adding them to the forum.

  9. Allow file attachments lets participants attach a document, presentation, graphic, or other type of file to their messages.

  10. Allow new threads lets participants add a new main topic to the forum.

  1. Reassign user privileges by clicking a name in the Forum User Settings box and then clicking one of the following buttons:

  2. Click the Admin button to assign administrator privileges to a user.

  3. Click the Normal button to revoke a user's administrator privileges.

  4. Click the Block button to prevent a user from posting messages to a forum.

  5. Click the Unblock button to return posting privileges to a user.

  1. Click Submit to save your changes.

Note: Click Cancel to return to the Discussion Board page without saving your changes.