Participate in a discussion board

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  1. On the top link bar, click Documents and Lists .

  2. In the Discussion Boards section, click the name of the board in which you want to participate.

  3. Do one of the following:

Start a new discussion

  1. Click New Discussion .

  2. In the Subject box, type a title for your comment. This field is required.

  3. In the Text box, type your comment.

  4. Click Save and Close .

Reply to an existing comment

  1. In the Subject column, point to the discussion comment to which you want to reply, click the down arrow on the menu that appears, and then click Reply .

  2. In the Text box, type your comment.

  3. Click Save and Close .

Edit your own discussion comment

  1. In the Subject column, point to the discussion comment that you want to edit, click the down arrow on the menu that appears, and then click Edit Item .

  2. Modify the comment as desired, and then click Save and Close .

Delete a discussion comment

  1. In the Subject column, point to the discussion comment that you want to delete, click the down arrow on the menu that appears, and then click Delete Item. .

  2. Click OK to confirm that you want to delete the comment.

Note: If the site is a Meeting Workspace site, ignore steps 1 and 2. To start a new discussion, click Add discussions in the General Discussion Web Part. Then follow the remaining steps above.