To read a discussion click on the message that is indented and in non-bold type, the body of the message will appear on the right hand side of the screen or on the next screen. You may want to pose your own question for the Conference or make a comment on what someone else has written. This is where Post and Reply come into play. Post ing will start a new message thread in a Conference, think of it as an initial question for discussion. Your message is placed on the WebBoard to start a new topic of discussion that you want people to respond to.
Many threads can exist within a conference.
You will type a subject for the post and then the body of the message. This is very similar to writing an email message. When you are done filling out the form click the gray POST button that is to the right edge of the screen next to the subject line of your message. If you cannot see this Post button use the horizontal scroll bar at the bottom of the screen. Once you've clicked this button you will be provided one more chance to edit your message and confirm the contents in a preview window.