Contribution

Among other tasks, contributing to forums involves creating posts and replying to or voting on posts left by others.

Note: Forums may experience loading issues and take longer than 3 seconds to load once the number of posts reaches 100, or the number of replies reaches 175.

• Create a new post
  Contribute to a forum by creating a new top-level post.
• Reply to a post or reply
  Replying to posts or replies left by others can stimulate discussion and contribute to the forum.
• Edit a post
  Change the content or formatting of a post you created.
• Format forum text
  Refer to this document for descriptions of the icons on the text formatting toolbar.
• Add or remove a link in forum text
  Insert links in your forum description, post, or reply text. You can also remove the links if you change your mind.
• Insert an image in forum text
  Enhance your forum description, post, or reply text by uploading and inserting an image.
• View the image gallery
  Browse all of a forum's images at once.
• Insert a video in forum text
  Upload and insert a video in your forum description, post, or reply text.
• Star a post for follow-up
  Starring posts for follow-up is an easy way to track which posts require replies or further action.
• Agree or disagree with a post
  If this feature is enabled for a forum, participants can vote for posts by agreeing or disagreeing with them.
• Sort posts
  Change how posts are displayed by sorting them.
• Filter posts using the forum toolbar
  In the forums list or within a forum, you can quickly search for and filter posts and replies using the options in the forum toolbar.
• View replies
  You can view replies to posts or replies that you made, or new replies to a particular post.
• Upload an avatar
  Upload a unique avatar to personalize the appearance of your profile, posts, and replies. Alternatively, you may want to use a branded avatar if you are moderating a forum for a brand or company.
• Change your password
  After signing in to the forum for the first time, you can change your forum password at any time you choose.
• Select your personal notification settings
  You can set default email notification settings for all forum participants before a forum is open. However, after a forum is open, individual participants can select their own notification settings. Their personal preferences will override the default setting.
• Keyboard shortcuts for posting and replying
  Participants can use these keyboard shortcuts while posting and replying in forums.