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Reading Messages in a Discussion

You can read all the messages in any discussion that you have been given access to.

To read messages in a discussion

1. Navigate to the category list for the item that contains the discussion.

For example, to list discussions for a workplace in Team Central, click My Desk > Team > Workspaces and then click a workspace name to select it.

2. From the category list for the item, click Discussions.
3. From the Discussions page, click the Name of the discussion thread whose messages you want to read.

A page opens that lists the messages in the discussion thread. The name of the person who posted the message and the date/time the message was posted is listed below the message content.

If a message has replies to it, there is an arrow to the left of the message subject. If the list of replies is shown, it is a down arrow, which you can click to contract the list. If the list of replies is contracted, it is a right arrow, which you can click to expand the list.

4. To see replies to a message in the thread, click the right arrow to the left of the message.

The page expands and shows all replies to the message. The right arrow changes to a down arrow.

5. Use the category list to view more information about the discussion:

   Category	Description	For details, see:
   Access	Lists the people who can participate in the discussion and lets the discussion owner add and remove people from the list.	Listing Accesses for a Discussion
   Attachments	Lists the documents attached to the discussion and allows uploading external files or adding files from a workspace.	Listing and Adding Attachments for a Discussion
   History	Lists a log of actions that have taken place for the discussion.	Click the help link on the History page

6. Using the links under the content for each message, work with the messages as needed:
• To reply to a message, click Reply under the message content. See Replying to Messages in a Discussion.
• To subscribe to be notified when a person replies to a message, click Subscribe under the message content. See Subscribing to a Discussion.
• To view attachments for a message, click Attachments.