How do I watch or subscribe to forums?
In order to stay notified of recent posts on a forum, the Watch option is helpful in doing so.
Note: New post notifications will be sent to the user's external/institutional email address, not via the Messages tool.
Go to Forums.
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Select the Forums tool from the Tool Menu of your site.
Click Watch.
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Choose your notification preference.
Select whether an email is desired for whenever a new message is posted on the Forum, every new message posted on a conversation that the user has contributed to, or turn off all notifications.
Click Save.
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