Step 1

Open the Discussion Board

Step 2

Click on a Topic to open the Discussion board.

Step 3

Select all the postings on all topics so that they all appear in one file. To do this:  next to Select topic: click on the down-pointing arrow and choose All. Then Go.

Step 4

To select all postings, click in the box next to Subject and you should see checkmarks appear next to every message.

Step 5

Once all the postings have been selected, scroll to the very bottom of the Discussion board and click on the Compile button.

Step 6

You will see all the postings displaying in one window. Click on the Download button.

Step 7

You will be prompted to open or save the file. Choose the Save button.

Step 8

Type in a meaningful name next to File name: and choose the location you wish the save the file to. Click Save.

In the example to the right the file is named with the course code and the semester/year. It is being saved to the desktop.

Step 9

Once the file has been downloaded a dialogue box will come up notifying you that the download is complete.

Click on the Close button.