Forums are organizational units that group topics within the site. You cannot post directly to a forum; you must first enter a topic and post your message there.
In order to post to a forum topic, you will Start a New Conversation (or thread).
Select Discussions.
![Select Discussions](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/889/825/original/2b0aa69e-11f5-4624-8614-ccb2daf9884b.png)
Select the Discussions tool from the site Tool Menu.
Choose a forum.
This is an example of a forum. The forum title will appear in bold and in a larger font than the topic titles indented beneath it.
Select a topic within the forum.
This is an example of a forum topic. Select the topic title to access that topic.
Select Start a New Conversation.
Starting a new conversation is the same thing as starting a new thread. After selecting Start a New Conversation, the message composition window will appear.
Enter a Title.
![Enter a title](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/163/121/original/72d1c351-cc90-4b48-949b-f1eb38052483.png)
Enter a title for your conversation thread in the Title field.
Enter a Message.
![Enter a message](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/163/124/original/4770d650-706d-473d-a893-022fa3e6ac24.png)
Type in the Message field. This field allows use of the Rich Text Editor.
Note: The message field will keep track of the word count in the lower right corner.
Add attachments. (Optional)
![Add attachments if desired](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/163/128/original/228b61e4-4dac-40b7-a197-20a2c9232d4e.png)
If desired, there is an option to upload file attachments to the conversation. Select Add Attachments to browse for and select a file.
Select Post.
![Select Post](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/163/131/original/e045839e-85ef-44c1-9fab-cb4f1668d0c8.png)
After completing the conversation message, select Post.