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WebCT Discussions, Reading Messages

Discussions in WebCT (Blackboard - CE.)

Reading messages |

You can read messages sent by other users in the course. By default, messages are presented in chronological order. This is referred to as Unthreaded.

Tips:

To view both read and unread messages, click All.

To view messages by thread, click Threaded. Threaded messages are a series of replies to the same subject. The header row of each message thread displays the following information:

Status: displays the number of unread messages in the thread over the total number of messages in the thread

Subject: displays the subject of the first message in the thread and the View thread icon.

To expand a thread, click the green arrow in the Status column. To collapse the thread, click the green arrow again.

To view the message thread, click the View thread icon next to the thread.

To view messages in chronological order, click Unthreaded.

To display any messages that were just sent, click Update Listing.

To view a different topic, from the select topic drop-down list, select a topic and click Go.

To move to the bottom of the screen to access more options, click Designer message options.

1. From the Course Menu, click Discussions. The Discussions screen appears.

2. In the Discussions table, click the topic containing the messages you want to read. The Discussion messages screen appears.

3. In the header row, click Unread, and then expand all of the threads by clicking Unthreaded. All unread messages appear. A paper clip icon appears if the message has attachments.

4. Click the message that you want to read. The Subject screen appears.

If the message includes a file attachment, click See Attached next to the paper clip icon. The Attachments screen appears. Note: It is recommended that you install updated anti-virus software before viewing or downloading attachments.

To view the file attachment, click the file name. The file opens in the view frame.

To download the file attachment:

a. Select the file, and click Download. Your browser's file download dialog box appears.

b. Follow the on-screen instructions.

c. From the Attachments screen, click Close. The Subject screen appears and you are returned to the message.

5. When you have finished reading the message, you can:

close the message. Click Close. The Discussion Messages screen appears.

read the previous or next message in the thread.

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