TIP TUESDAY 4: REPLY TO A DISCUSSION POST
Welcome to our 4th #TipTuesday for NDS Communities! Tip Tuesday is about showing you the functionality the NDS Communities community platform has to offer.
Our last tip discussed Great Ways to Start a Discussion – if you missed it, you can view it here.
Now, let's use this week's Tip Tuesday to review the options to reply to a discussion post.
Reply to a Discussion Post:
Why? Have you wanted to contribute to a conversation, but are not sure how? Below are two easy options you can use to start engaging in conversations:
How?
Option 1: Reply in the Community:
Navigate to the post you would like to respond to:
- Click Reply: (this will be a public reply)
- Extra Tip: To reply privately to the author of the message, click the drop-down arrow next to Reply and select Reply Privately:
Option 2: Via the Email Digest :
- Click the blue Reply to Group button located below the displayed post title (to the right of the author name):
- This will open an email:
- Enter your contribution and send the message as you would a normal email:
- This will post your response on the discussion board:
Extra Tip: You can also share a reply by clicking the Reply to Group Online or Reply to Sender (Private Reply). This will open a reply option in a new web page:
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Tailah Phillipson
Community Manager
NDS Communities
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