Adding a Topic | How Do I............ | Forum

To ADD A TOPIC in a Forum:

1. LOGIN
2. Browse to the Forum that you want to add your topic to.
3. At the top of the list of Topics already posted in the Forum is where the Add Topic button is located.  For clarification, see image attached.
4. Click the Add Topic button and a window to add text in opens. IMPORTANT: the text box where you add the content of your post opens at the BOTTOM of the list of existing topics in the forum. Sometimes the computer may take a second or two to open that window, and you sometimes have to scroll down to see that it opened. In some browsers you are taken to the text window automatically.  
5. There are font controls and Insert Hyperlink buttons just above the text window, as for a word processor.
6. Above the text formatting buttons is a place for the Topic Name. screen shot of the post window also attached.
7. At the bottom of the text window are some buttons: 
   1. Smileys: to insert smiley icons
   2. Options: you can subscribe to the topic
   3. Attachments: to upload images or video as attachments
   4. Preview: to see what your post will look like.
   5. Cancel: to abort the post
   6. Submit Topic: to post your new topic.