--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Change_Discussion_Display.tex 2004/07/09 21:05:14 1.1
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Change_Discussion_Display.tex 2016/08/20 16:06:50 1.6
@@ -1,28 +1,33 @@
\label{Change_Discussion_Display}
-
-In a bulletin board or resource in which there
+\index{discussion display preferences}
+In a discussion board or resource in which there
has been discussion, display settings will determine:
(a) which posts are displayed, and
-(b) which are marked as 'NEW'.
+(b) which are marked as `NEW'.
The default is for all posts to be displayed, and for new posts
-to remain marked as 'NEW' until you explicitly mark them as read.
+to remain marked as `NEW' until you explicitly mark them as read.
You can set a personal preference that will apply to your display
-of \textbf{All} discussions in \textbf{All} courses.
+of \emph{all} discussions in \emph{all} courses.
If you change the display settings in an individual board or
resource, by using the \textbf{Change} link beneath
the postings, those settings will override the default or a
-global preference you set using your Preferences screen. To
+global preference you set using your \textbf{Set user preferences} screen. To
set/change your global discussion display preferences:
\begin{enumerate}
-\item Click \textbf{PREF} on the remote control.
-\item At the \textbf{Change your Preferences} screen, click the
- \textbf{Change Discussion Display} link.
-\item Check one or both 'Change' checkboxes in the \textbf{Action} column.
-\item Click \textbf{Store Changes} button.
+\item Either select \textbf{Preferences} from the dropdown list displayed
+when you mouseover your name at the top left of the screen or
+click \textbf{Main Menu} on the Inline Menu and
+then select \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{pref} \textbf{Set user preferences}
+in the \textbf{My Space} group
+\item At the \textbf{Set User Preferences} screen, select
+\includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{chat}
+\textbf{Discussion Display}.
+\item Check one or both `Change' checkboxes in the \textbf{Action} column.
+\item Click \textbf{Save}.
\end{enumerate}