Manage Email Subscriptions from the Discussion Forum

The Discussion Forum View/Subscribe Options page allows you to subscribe to categories and individual topics so that you get an email when a new message is posted to any topic within the categories or topics to which you subscribe. You can also unsubscribe from individual topics from this screen. 

How to Subscribe to Discussion Forum Categories

1. Click Discussion Forum under Communication Tools on the main Faculty Tools page.
2. Click the View/Subscribe Options link at the top of the main Discussion Forum page.
3. Under the Category Subscriptions section, select which category to which you would like to subscribe by clicking the check box to the left of the category name. The selection(s) will automatically save.

The categories will be highlighted in blue to show that you have subscribed them.

Note: You cannot reply via email to Discussion Forum posts. You have to sign into the course site and post the reply there.

 

How to Unsubscribe from Discussion Forum Categories

1. Click Discussion Forum under Communication Tools on the main Faculty Tools page.
2. Click the View/Subscribe Options link at the top of the main Discussion Forum page.
3. Under the Category Subscriptions section, deselect which category you would like to unsubscribe by clicking the check box to the left of the category names that are highlighted blue. The selection(s) will automatically save.

The categories will no longer be highlighted in blue to show that you have unsubscribed them. You will no longer receive any email notifications for the category.

Receive Notification Emails Immediately or Once a Day

You have two choices in how quickly you want to receive emails about new posts in your Discussion Forum subscriptions:

• Send a digest email of posts added to categories and topics once per day.
• Send individual emails as posts are added.

To change your delivery options, do the following:

1. Click Discussion Forum under Communication Tools on the main Faculty Tools page.
2. Click the View/Subscribe Options link at the top of the main Discussion Forum page.
3. Select a delivery option.
4. Click Update.