Desire2Learn 8.3
Discussion Viewing Options
Desire2Learn provides numerous options to view and customize the way you view discussions and topic frames.
- Discussion Customization: My Preference Options
- Discussion Customization: Topic Bar Options
- Discussion Customization: View Pull-Down Options
- Discussion Customization: View Toolbar Options
Discussion Customization: My Preferences Options
With Desire2Learn, you can change how you view discussions. Also, you can customize the topic frames and the types of posts that appear in your discussion.
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From the Course Home page, in the Welcome widget, click PREFERENCES
The Preferences page appears. -
Select the Discussion tab
The Discussion pane appears.
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Select the desired options
HINT: For information on any of the options, click GET HELP
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When finished, click SAVE
Discussion Customization: Topic Bar Options
The following options are significant to discussion topics' layout.
NOTE: Changing the layout of one discussion topic will change the layouts for all topics of that course.
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From the Course Home page, click DISCUSSIONS
The Forums and Topics List pane appears. -
From the Discussion Topics list, click the topic you wish to view
The Discussion Topic pane appears with all messages posted within that topic shown.
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On the Topic bar, click SETTINGS
The Discussion Settings dialog box appears.
HINT: For information on any of the options click GET HELP
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Click SAVE
The changes are applied.
Discussion Customization: View Pull-Down Options
When viewing messages in the Discussion page, the View pull-down menu presents many options. These options are explained below.
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Click DISCUSSIONS
The Forums and Topics List pane appears. -
Click the desired discussion topic
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From the View pull-down menu, select the desired options
Threaded
When messages are viewed as threaded, they appear in the order of their posting date. Replies to messages are indented under the message to which they are replying.
Unthreaded
When messages are viewed as unthreaded, replies are not indented, but appear flush with all other messages. They are sorted by date, regardless of whether the message is a reply or an original post.
All Messages
Displays all messages, read and unread.
Unread Only
Displays only messages that have not been read.
Flagged Only
Displays only messages that have been flagged for importance.
Discussion Customization: View Toolbar Options
The buttons on the Discussion toolbar provide simple ways to find and organize messages in individual discussion topics.
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From the Course Home page, click DISCUSSIONS
The Forums and Topics List pane appears. -
From the Forums and Topics List pane, click the topic you wish to view
The Discussion Topic pane appears with all messages posted within that topic shown.
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From the Discussion toolbar, select additional options by clicking the appropriate buttons
Button Refreshes the window Shows or hides the Search bar Marks selected messages in the topic as read Faculty Only: Deletes selected messages Flags selected messages Allows you to view selected messages in a printable format
