Select the Issue: How to create a Discussion ForumHow to create a Discussion TopicHow to edit a Discussion Forum or TopicWhat is the difference between a Forum and a Topic?How to delete a Discussion Forum or TopicHow to delete a post within a Discussion Topic How to create a Discussion Forum From Course Tools, select Discussions. Select New > New Forum. Fill in the necessary properties and any restrictions or options.To complete the creation of the Forum, select: Save and Close, orSave and Add Topic to add a new topic to the Forum: Back to top How to create a Discussion Topic From Course Tools, select Discussions. Select New > New Topic. Fill in the necessary properties and any restrictions or options.To complete the creation of the Topic, select: Save and Close, orSave and New to add another topic. Back to top How to edit a Discussion Forum or Topic From Course Tools, select Discussions. Select the down arrow beside the forum or topic title > Select Edit Forum/Topic. Complete the desired changes.Select Save and Close. Back to top What is the difference between a Forum and a Topic? Forums organize related topics into categories and contain topics for users to read and post responses to.Topics only exist inside forums. If no forums exist, topics cannot be created. Post responses can only be created inside topics, not forums. Courses can contain multiple forums.Forums can contain multiple topics.Back to top How to delete a Discussion Forum or Topic From Course Tools, select Discussions. Select the down arrow beside the forum or topic title > Select Delete. Confirm the deletion by selecting Yes. Back to top How to delete a post within a Discussion Topic From Course Tools, select Discussions. Select the Topic containing post to be deleted.To delete a whole thread, select the down arrow beside the thread title > Select Delete Thread. To delete a post, select the down arrow beside the poster's name > Select Delete Post. Back to top
