Discussion Boards
Managing Message Settings on a Global Discussion Board
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 From the dashboard, navigate to the discussion board by clicking Discussions from the sidebar. 
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 Click on View Discussion for the board you want to edit. 
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 To edit information about the discussion board itself, click Edit at the top of the page. 
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 On the page that opens, you can change the name and description of the board. 
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 You can also make the board active or inactive using the checkmark box. Making a discussion board inactive will remove it from any student’s list. Administrators will still be able to view and edit the board. 
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 Click Save Discussion Board when you are finished making changes. 
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 Then navigate back to the discussion by clicking its name in the directory at the top of the page. 
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 To edit a discussion post that has already been created, first click on the post. 
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 Then, click edit. 
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 Now you can change the original post’s title and body message. 
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 You can make this discussion inactive by clicking on the first checkmark box. 
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 You can pin this post by clicking on the second checkmark box. Pinning a discussion will place it at the top of the discussions list on the board’s main page. 
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 Click Save when you are finished making changes. 
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 Then navigate back to either the post you just came from or the discussion page by clicking on a name in the directory at the top of the page. 
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