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Open Discussions
In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.
Add Discussion
Click the the Add Discussion Discussion button.
Create Discussion
In the Title field [1], create a title for your discussion.
Use the Rich Content Editor [2] to create content for your discussion. The Rich Content Editor includes a word count display below the bottom right corner of the text box.
You can also add links, files, and images to the discussion using the content selector [3].
If you want to create a section-specific discussion that is not graded, select one or multiple sections in the Post to drop-down menu [4]. Graded section-specific discussions must be created as part of the Graded option in the next section.
You can also add an attachment to your discussion by clicking the Choose File button [5].
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