How to navigate the Grid View and Other Items found within the Grid View

The grid view allows you to see all the threads and posts within a single space. This tutorial will show you how to navigate the threads and posts through a visual guide to the Discussion Tool Grid Tool. 

1. Title of Discussion
2. Start a New Thread- This allows you to create a new thread
3. Refresh - Refreshes the page
4. Mark All Read - This will mark all posts within the topic to be marked as read
5. More Actions:
   • Hide Search - This allows you to turn on or off the search function within the grid view
   • Subscriptions- This will take you to the subscriptions page
     
6. Subscribe to a Topic - This allows you to subscribe to this topic
   
   
7. View - You can filter the posts you would like to see
   • Threaded
   • Unthreaded
   • All posts
   • Unread Only
   • Flagged Only
     
     
8. This icon indicates that the discussion is locked due to a date restriction
   
   
9. Search For...  - Allows you to search for a post subject or text within the body of a message
   
   
10. Mark Unread - This will mark selected posts as unread
    
    
11. Delete - This will delete the selected posts
    
    
12. Print - This will compile selected posts into a single printable page
    
    
13. Flag - You can flag or search for flagged students
    
    
14. Bold Post Title - This post has not been read
    
15. This post has been read since not bold 
    
    
16. Authored by - Who the post was created by
    
    
17. Date - The date the post was created
    
    
18. Average Rating - If you have this setting on, posts can be rated by students