Set the properties for a discussion web site

Do one or both of the following:

Modify the properties of the discussion group

  1. Open the page that contains the form for posting articles.

    Note   If you used the Discussion Web Wizard, the file name of this page contains _post.

  2. In Page view, right-click the form, and then click Form Properties on the shortcut menu.
  3. Click Send to other, and select Discussion Form Handler from the drop-down box.
  4. Click Options.
  5. Click the Discussion tab.

    Specify one or more of the following (or you can use the default values). Many of these settings determine how the information will appear in the table of contents descriptions:

Modify the properties of discussion group articles

  1. Open the page that contains the form for posting articles.

    Note   If you used the Discussion Web Wizard, the file name of this page contains _post.

  2. In Page view, right-click the form, and then click Form Properties on the shortcut menu.
  3. Click Send to other, and select Discussion Form Handler from the drop-down box.
  4. Click Options.
  5. Click the Article tab.
  6. Set one or more of the following (or you can use the default values):

Note   You must publish your web site to a web server that has the FrontPage Server Extensions or SharePointTeam Services from Microsoft installed. Ask your web administrator or Internet Service Provider whether this software is installed on your web server. Once the web site is published, click Preview in Browser Preview in Browser button to test the discussion group.