First we describe the login procedure for non-public and public accounts.
From section '3.5 Forum: all users') the manual is the same for all sorts of accounts. So, although the manual speaks of 'Pupils forum', 'Parent forum' or other forum names, from then on the manual's instructions will apply to all users.
Go to the forum page on your site. You will see:
Choose a non-public forum (see under 'Public:' [4]), click on its forum name [1].
When you clicked on 'Teacher-forum', you will see:
Enter a user name and password. When you entered a wrong user name and password, you get a warning message.
After entering username and password and clicking on 'Login', you will see:
From now on the manual is the same for all forums.
Please continue with the '3.5 Forum: all users' chapter.
When you click on a public forum (see 'Public' [4]), click on its forum name [1]. You will see:
From now on the manual is the same for all forums. For explanation, please continue with the '3.5 Forum: all users' section.
Click on 'Login' and you will see:
Fill in a valid username and password, click on 'Login' and you will see:
From now on the manual is the same for all forums. For explanation, please continue with the '3.5 Forum: all users section.
NOTICE: The 'Change profile' button is invisible in non-public forums.
NOTICE: The 'Profile' button is not visible in non-public forums.
Now you can continue to create topics, and thereafter, reply to topics.
Fill in the subject and content and decide if you want e-mail notifications when someone reacts to
your posting.
When you click on 'Reply', the 'Post reply:' screen opens and you can add to the topic:
NOTICE: Only the users of public forums are listed here. Users of closed groups (i.e. teachers and pupils) are listed in Site@School's Configuration Manager.
The only actions to undertake here are 'Delete' and 'Modify' a topic.
Click on 'Save' to save your changes and return to the 'Modify topics' screen.
The only actions to undertake here are 'Delete' and 'Modify' a reply.
Click on 'Save' to save your changes and return to the 'Modify topics' screen.
The only actions to undertake here are 'Delete', 'Modify' and 'Add Forum'.
By pressing on 'Add Forum' a window opens and you can add a forum:
Fill in the 'Forumname:' and 'Type:' fields. Pay close attention to put the correct value (1, 2 or 3) in the field to create a public or non-public forum.
By pressing on 'Modify', a window opens and the forum name and email address can be modified.
Here you can change the colors in the forum and the maximum number of characters per topic and reply.
Most of it speaks for itself, so we end the users part of the forum chapter with some screenshots:
When you clicked the 'New topic' button, you can add a new topic:
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Below is what happens after you click on a topic. The list of entries becomes visible:
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4. Managing the forum module
There are five values to manage: users, topics, replies, forums and forum- and font colors
4.1 Managing users
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The only item to manage here is to delete users.
Click on 'Delete' to delete a user.
4.2 Managing topics
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By pressing on 'Delete' of a topic, the topic is deleted.
By pressing on 'Modify', a window opens and the header and the text of the topic can be modified:
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4.3 Managing replies
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By pressing on 'Delete' of a reply, the reply is deleted.
By pressing on 'Modify', a window opens and the text of the reply can be modified:
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4.4 Managing forums
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By pressing on 'Delete', you delete a forum.
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Fill in the 'Email address:' to which email notifications can be sent to. Multiple addresses are possible by separating them with a comma.
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4.5 Managing configuration
When you click on 'Configuration', you will see:
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