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A sticky message always appears on top ot the forum. + +Select if a message should be **Locked**. Then it can no longer be edited or commented by the project team. + +Enter a description which will then appears next to the message title in the forum. You can add a file if needed. + +Click the blue **Create** button to creat the new message for this forum. + +![Forum new message details](image-20191119102209845.png) + +The **new forum message has been created**. + +![new forum message](image-20191119103331490.png) + +## Reply to a forum message + +To add a **reply to an existing message** in a forum, click on the Subject in order to open the message. + +Click the blue **Reply** button underneath the forum message. + + + +![Forum-message-reply](Forum-message-reply.png)Enter your **Message content** what you want to add as a reply to the existing message. + +You can choose to also **add a file** if needed. + +Click the blue **Submit** button in order to save your reply message. + +![Reply to a forum message](image-20191119105329892.png) + +The reply has been added under the existing forum message. + +![reply to existing forum message](image-20191119105630149.png) + +## Watch a forum + +To keep informed about changes in a forum, e.g. new messages or new replies, you can add yourself as a **Watcher** of a forum. + +[Open an existing forum](#open-a-forum) from the list. + +You will get a list of all messages within this forum. + +Click the **Watch** icon in the top right corner of the forum. + +You will then be notified via e-mail according to your [e-mail notifications](/getting-started/my-account/#email-notifications) about new massages and replies in a forum. + +![Forum-watcher](Forum-watcher.png) + +The icon will then change to Unwatch. + +### Watch a message + +If you watch a forum you will automatically watch all messages within this forum. Alternatively, you can also **watch only certain messages** within a forum where you want to be informed about changes. + +This way, you select the message first by clicking on the subject, and then click the Watch button on the top right corner in the message details. + +![Forum_watch-message](Forum_watch-message.png) + +## Unwatch a forum + +To unwatch a forum in order to not be informed via e-mail about new messages and replies in a forum, click the **Unwatch button** on the top right of the forum. + +![Forum-unwatch](Forum-unwatch.png) + +### Unwatch a message + +The same applys to **unwatch a message**. Just select the message first which you do not want to watch any longerand click the **Unwatch** button. + +## Edit a forum message + +To **edit a message in a forum** select the message from the forum and in the message details click the **Edit** button in the top right corner of the message. + +![Forum_edit-message](Forum_edit-message.png) + +The message details will then be opened. You can make your changes and click the **blue Save button**. + +![Edit a message](image-20191119113940355.png) + +## Delete a forum message + +To **delete a message in a forum**, select the message which you want to delete and press the **Delete** button in the top right corner of the message details. + +![Forum_delete-message](Forum_delete-message.png) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/help/user-guide/image-20191119100717879.png b/help/user-guide/image-20191119100717879.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ce448e11a9 Binary files /dev/null and b/help/user-guide/image-20191119100717879.png differ diff --git a/help/user-guide/image-20191119101030538.png b/help/user-guide/image-20191119101030538.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..2702973e37 Binary files /dev/null and b/help/user-guide/image-20191119101030538.png differ diff --git a/help/user-guide/image-20191119102209845.png b/help/user-guide/image-20191119102209845.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5250fd233d Binary files /dev/null and b/help/user-guide/image-20191119102209845.png differ diff --git a/help/user-guide/image-20191119103214743.png b/help/user-guide/image-20191119103214743.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3aad69db91 Binary files /dev/null and b/help/user-guide/image-20191119103214743.png differ diff --git a/help/user-guide/image-20191119103331490.png b/help/user-guide/image-20191119103331490.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5e7a58b138 Binary files /dev/null and b/help/user-guide/image-20191119103331490.png differ diff --git a/help/user-guide/image-20191119105329892.png b/help/user-guide/image-20191119105329892.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d2c746ec51 Binary files /dev/null and b/help/user-guide/image-20191119105329892.png differ diff --git a/help/user-guide/image-20191119105630149.png b/help/user-guide/image-20191119105630149.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ecbedc4c14 Binary files /dev/null and b/help/user-guide/image-20191119105630149.png differ diff --git a/help/user-guide/image-20191119110441193.png b/help/user-guide/image-20191119110441193.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1f8eb95e6c Binary files /dev/null and b/help/user-guide/image-20191119110441193.png differ diff --git a/help/user-guide/image-20191119113940355.png b/help/user-guide/image-20191119113940355.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..8564f19cdb Binary files /dev/null and b/help/user-guide/image-20191119113940355.png differ