SiteScape Forum Help

Adding a Discussion Topic

To add a discussion topic to a docshare forum, do the following:

1. View the summit page.

2. Log in, if you have not already.

3. Click on the linked title of the forum in the "Discussion and Document Forums" section of the summit that you want to contain your discussion topic.

4. When viewing the top folder of the forum, in the upper-left corner of the page, click on the Add button, as follows:
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5. In the displayed menu, click on the Add Discussion Topic link.

6. In the "Title" text box, specify a descriptive title for your topic (such as "Should we hire another engineer?").

7. Type the text of your discussion topic in the "Text" text box (for example, "What are people's thoughts about hiring another engineer for the team?").

   You do not need to "sign" the discussion topic, because Forum automatically includes a "signature line." The signature line includes the full name you gave when you registered, and the date and time you entered the discussion topic.

   The remaining sections of this form are optional; you can fill them in, if you choose.

8. Click on the OK button located at the bottom of the page.

   The title that you provided in the "Title" text box now appears as a linked title in the top folder. When someone clicks on that linked title, they view the text of the discussion topic that you just entered.