Starting A New Conversation

You can start new discussions from anyplace inside NewWorkSpaces. Anyplace.

This means you have tremendous flexibility in terms of where you have a conversation. For example, you can start a discussion:

• in any topic -- like Commons or Discover;
• attached to any document or knowledge object; or,
• in Your Profile (see My Conversation).

Determine where you want to host a conversation.

If you are hosting the conversation on a topic page, use Topic Explorer in the left hand column to navigate to the topic. If you are having a conversation about a particular document, use Topic Explorer to navigate to the topic that contains the document and then click on Knowledge, in the trio of navigation items near the top of the page. Then click of the name of the document you will be discussing.

Now you are ready to go! Click on the Conversation Tab.

And then, by clicking either on the "Add a Comment" link in the Participate box to the left,

or by clicking on "Start new discussion thread" which you will find along the right hand side of the screen,

You'll open a new window:

Give your new conversation a subject, select what type of message this is and type in the message text. You can also add an attachment to the message if you wish.

That's it. Conversation started. You may want to Invite Others To Join Conversation. You may also want either Bookmark This Page for easy reference. You might also want to Subscribe to the Conversation to receive what's posted by e-mail. For information on these processes, please check the tips below.

Invite others to join a conversation

Bookmark a conversation for easy access

Subscribe to a conversation to receive postings via e-mail