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1.1       raeburn     1: \label{Change_Discussion_Display}
1.3       lira        2: \index{discussion display preferences}
1.1       raeburn     3: In a bulletin board or resource in which there
                      4: has been discussion, display settings will determine:
                      5: (a) which posts are displayed, and
                      6: (b) which are marked as 'NEW'. 
                      7: 
                      8: The default is for all posts to be displayed, and for new posts  
                      9: to remain marked as 'NEW' until you explicitly mark them as read.
                     10: 
                     11: You can set a personal preference that will apply to your display
1.2       riegler    12: of \emph{all} discussions in \emph{all} courses.
1.1       raeburn    13: If you change the display settings in an individual board or 
1.3       lira       14: resource, by using the \textbf{Change} link beneath 
1.1       raeburn    15: the postings, those settings will override the default or a
1.3       lira       16: global preference you set using your \textbf{Set user preferences} screen. To 
1.1       raeburn    17: set/change your global discussion display preferences:
                     18: 
                     19: \begin{enumerate}
                     20: 
1.4     ! raeburn    21: \item Either select \textbf{Preferences} from the dropdown list displayed
        !            22: when you mouseover your name at the top left of the screen or
        !            23: click \textbf{Main Menu} on the Inline Menu and
        !            24: then select \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{pref} \textbf{Set user preferences}
1.3       lira       25: in the \textbf{My Space} group
1.2       riegler    26: \item At the \textbf{Set User Preferences} screen, select
                     27: \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{chat}
                     28: \textbf{Discussion Display}.
1.1       raeburn    29: \item Check one or both 'Change' checkboxes in the \textbf{Action} column.
1.2       riegler    30: \item Click \textbf{Save}.
1.1       raeburn    31: 
                     32: \end{enumerate}
                     33: