What does it mean to "subscribe" to a forum?
To subscribe to a forum means that you will be receive email copies of all new posts in that forum. It is a good practice to subscribe to forums in courses in which you are participating so that you do not miss any postings from your instructor and fellow learners.
How do I subscribe to a forum?
You have the option of subscribing to the entire forum or to a specific topic within the forum.
Subscribing to All Discussions in a Forum
To subscribe to the entire forum:
- Click on the forum. The forum displays, like in the example below.

- Click the Gear
icon in the top right.
- Select Subscribe to this forum from the drop-down that displays.

Doing so automatically subscribes you to every discussion in the forum, as shown below (see the toggles in the Subscribe column)

- To unsubscribe from the forum as a whole, click the Gear
icon again and select Unsubscribe from this forum from the drop-down that displays.

Subscribing to Specific Discussions in a Forum
To subscribe to a specific discussion(s) in a forum:
- Click on the forum. The forum displays, like in the example below.

- Click the Subscribe toggle
next to the discussion to which you wish to subscribe. The toggle turns on.

- To unsubscribe from a discussion, repeat the above steps and click again on the toggle for the discussion to turn it off.
How do I change my subscription settings?
You have the option of receiving emails for each new posting to a forum, or alternatively to receive a daily digest. To select the option you prefer:
- Click on the down carat
next to your name in the top right corner of any page. A drop-down displays.

- Select Preferences from the drop-down. The Preferences page displays.

- Click on Forum preferences in the User Account column. The Forum preferences page displays.

- Select your preferred digest type from the Email digest type field.

- Select whether you want the system to auto-subscribe you to forums in which you have posted.
- It is recommended that you set Use experimental nested discussion view to Yes.
- In the Forum tracking section, it is recommended that you set Forum tracking to Yes: highlight new posts for me so that you can keep track of what you have and have not seen in forums.
