Add or Reply to a Post

Follow the steps below to add or reply to a post.

1. To add a new post, navigate to the Forum (either by search or through the Forum page), and click on the Forum Heading.
   
   
   
   This will load the list of existing topics beneath that Forum.
   
   
2. Click on the red circle at the bottom right side of the page, which will display two button options above it – one to add a new topic, and one to turn on/off alerts.
   
   
   
   
3. Click the red plus to add a new topic.
   
   
   
   
4. A form is displayed for creating a new topic.
   
   
   
   
5. Fill in the relevant fields – Subject, Body, and Tags, and click Add.
   
   
   
   Your new topic will be added to the Forum.

Replying to a Topic

1. Navigate to a topic by selecting it from the Forums page or by search.
   
   
2. When viewing a topic, click on the ellipses button to display an options menu, and choose Reply.
   
   
   
   This will display a reply form.
   
   
3. Fill in the body of the form with your content and optionally add a tag.
   
   
   
   
4. Click Reply.

!The following Forum Topic functionality can only be completed from the Social Squared SPFx Client Side Web Part on your SharePoint site: Delete Topics, Make Topics Sticky, Locked, or Featured. This is due to SharePoint permissions only being applicable within SharePoint itelf.