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Discussions: Compile and Print Messages

You might want to compile discussion messages in order to:

  1. Archive / backup conversations,
  2. Print or save to desktop so messages can be evaluated off-line
  3. Copy-and-paste messages in Content for student reference while the discussion itself is closed/hidden

To Compile all messages:

1. Go to the Topic you wish to compile.

2. To compile all messages, check the box to select all messages; Click View Selected Messages as Printable View Selected Messages as Printable.

3. This will create a popup window with all of the selected messages. (The order of messages in the popup menu will be the same as in the Discussions tool. Specifically, if you are set to View: Threaded, they will compile in threaded order. If you are set to View: All Messages and messages are sorted by author, they will compile in that order.)

• To print: Use the print button at the bottom of the popup window if you want a paper copy, or if you have the ability to "print to PDF."
• To save: Select (Ctrl + A) and copy (Ctrl + C) the entire window, open a new Word document, and paste (Ctrl + V) then save (Ctrl + S) the Word document.

4. Repeat above steps to print or save more messages.

To Compile select messages:

1. Go to the Topic you wish to compile.

2. To compile selected messages, check the box next to the messages you wish to compile.

3. Click View Selected Messages as Printable View Selected Messages as Printable. This will create a popup window with only those messages you selected.

• Use the print button at the bottom of the popup window if you want a paper copy, or if you have the ability to “print to PDF”
• Select (Ctrl + A) and copy (Ctrl + C) the entire window, open a new Word document, and paste (Ctrl + V) then save (Ctrl + S) the Word document.

4. Repeat above steps to print or save more messages.