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83 changes: 43 additions & 40 deletions docs/user-guide/forums/README.md
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Expand Up @@ -29,17 +29,38 @@ In the forum in OpenProject you can discuss topics in a project with the team: p

To work in the forum in OpenProject, select the menu item **Forums** in the project navigation.

![Forums](image-20191119100717879.png)
![Forums module in OpenProject](openproject_user_guide_forums_module.png)

You will get a list of all existing forums within a project as well as a short description for it, the number of topics, messages as well as the last message within one forum.

Click on the Forum title to open an existing forum.

## Create a new forum
To create a new forum in your project, navigate to the **Forums** module in the left side menu and click the **+ Forum** button.

![A button to create a new forum in OpenProject](openproject_user_guide_forums_module_new_forum.png)

Enter a name and description for the new forum. Press the **Create** button so save the new forum.

![Create new forum in OpenProject](openproject_user_guide_forums_new_forum_create_form.png)

## Manage forums

If you want to change the order of the forums in your project, want to edit a forum, or delete a form, go to the Forums overview list in your project.
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1. Click the **arrows (up or down) to change the order** of the forums and sort them differently in the forum list in your project.
2. Click the **edit icon to change the name or description** of your form.
3. Click the delete icon to **delete a forum** from your project.

![Manage forums in OpenProject](openproject_user_guide_forums_manage.png)



## Create a new message in a forum

To **add a new message** within an existing forum, click the green **+ Message** button on the top right of the selected forum.

![Forum_add-message](Forum_add-message.png)
![Add a forum message in OpenProject ](openproject_user_guide_forums_single_forum.png)

Enter the **subject of the message**.

Expand All @@ -49,31 +70,33 @@ Select if a message should be **Locked**. Then it can no longer be edited or com

Enter a description which will then appears next to the message title in the forum. You can add a file if needed.

Click the blue **Create** button to create the new message for this forum.
Click the **Create** button to create the new message for this forum.

![Forum new message details](image-20191119102209845.png)
![New forum message form in OpenProject](openproject_user_guide_forums_new_message.png)

The **new forum message has been created**.

![new forum message](image-20191119103331490.png)
![New forum message in OpenProject](openproject_user_guide_forums_new_message_created.png)

## Reply to a forum message
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> Changes you made are saved locally. If you navigated away from page or could not save your changes due to a technical difficulty, you can access latest changes via the editor toolbar.

To add a **reply to an existing message** in a forum, click on the Subject in order to open the message.
![Locally saved draft in OpenProject forum message](openproject_user_guide_forums_draft_saved_locally.png)

Click the blue **Reply** button underneath the forum message.
## Reply to a forum message

![Forum-message-reply](Forum-message-reply.png)Enter your **Message content** what you want to add as a reply to the existing message.
To add a **reply to an existing message** in a forum, click on the Subject in order to open the message.

You can choose to also **add a file** if needed.
Underneath the forum message you want to reply to, you will directly see subject and message fields. Enter your **Message content** what you want to add as a reply to the existing message. You can choose to also **add a file** if needed.

Click the blue **Submit** button in order to save your reply message.
Click the **Submit** button in order to save your reply message.

![Reply to a forum message](image-20191119105329892.png)
![Reply to a forum message](openproject_user_guide_forums_reply_form.png)

The reply has been added under the existing forum message.

![reply to existing forum message](image-20191119105630149.png)
![reply to existing forum message](openproject_user_guide_forums_reply_saved.png)

## Watch a forum

Expand All @@ -87,7 +110,7 @@ Click the **Watch** icon in the top right corner of the forum.

You will then be notified via e-mail according to your [e-mail notifications](../../user-guide/my-account/#notifications-settings) about new messages and replies in a forum.

![Forum-watcher](Forum-watcher.png)
![Watch a forum in OpenProject](openproject_user_guide_forums_watch.png)

The icon will then change to Unwatch.

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This way, you select the message first by clicking on the subject, and then click the Watch button on the top right corner in the message details.

![Forum_watch-message](Forum_watch-message.png)
![Watch a forum message in OpenProject](openproject_user_guide_forums_watch_message.png)

## Unwatch a forum

To unwatch a forum in order to not be informed via e-mail about new messages and replies in a forum, click the **Unwatch button** on the top right of the forum.

![Forum-unwatch](Forum-unwatch.png)
![Unwatch a forum in OpenProject](openproject_user_guide_forums_unwatch.png)

### Unwatch a message

Expand All @@ -113,34 +136,14 @@ The same applies to **unwatch a message**. Just select the message first which y

To **edit a message in a forum** select the message from the forum and in the message details click the **Edit** button in the top right corner of the message.

![Forum_edit-message](Forum_edit-message.png)
![Edit a forum message in OpenProject](openproject_user_guide_forums_edit_message_button.png)

The message details will then be opened. You can make your changes and click the **Save** button.

The message details will then be opened. You can make your changes and click the **blue Save button**.

![Edit a message](image-20191119113940355.png)

## Delete a forum message

To **delete a message in a forum**, select the message which you want to delete and press the **Delete** button in the top right corner of the message details.

![Forum_delete-message](Forum_delete-message.png)

## Create a new forum

To create a new forum in your project, navigate to -> *Forums* and click the green **+ Forum** button.

![User-guide-create-new-forum](User-guide-create-new-forum.png)

Enter a name and description for the new forum. Press the blue **Create** button so save the new forum.

![create new forum](image-20200213093639380.png)

## Manage forums

If you want to change the order of the forums in your project, want to edit a forum, or delete a form, go to the -> *Forums* overview list in your project.

1. Click the **arrows (up or down) to change the order** of the forums and sort them differently in the forum list in your project.
2. Click the **edit icon to change the name or description** of your form.
3. Click the delete icon to **delete a forum** from your project.

![User-guide-manage-forums](User-guide-manage-forums.png)
![Delete a forum message in OpenProject](openproject_user_guide_forums_delete_message.png)
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