Blackboard discussion boards (Original)

Mouse over a message to display the action buttons. 

Click:

• reply to create a blank message in response to the message you selected
• quote to create a message that includes the content of the post to which you are replying.

Then follow these steps:

1. Type and format your reply.
2. Click Submit to publish your message.

 Note: If you are uploading a large file, you will see an upload indicator after clicking the Submit button. Once the upload is completed, the page will refresh automatically.

Save draft

When editing a message, click Save Draft to save your post in an unpublished form so you can return later and update the content.

Publish a draft

Locate your draft:

• If you are drafting a thread. go to the relevant forum.
• If you are drafting a message, go to the relevant forum and thread.

Then follow these steps:

1. Select your message (it will be marked with a green "Draft" message).
2. Click the Edit button on the post.
3. Update the content and click Publish to make the post visible to the course.

Collect posts for easy reading

You can collect discussion board messages or a whole thread so you can sort and print them easily.

1. Select the messages or thread/s to collect (you can also Select All).
2. Click Message Actions > Collect.

• The selected items will be organised for easy reading and printing.
• You can adjust the order or reply to any message as required.

Click Print Preview to print the collected posts.

On the discussion board in your course

1. Click  Grading information on a discussion board forum or thread.

2. View your grades and comments.

On the Welcome screen

1. Go to the  Welcome screen.
2. Click  My Grades in the Tools box.

3. Select your course and click the Assessment Item link.