A forum is an online discussion site, where allowed users can read and respond to topics on various subjects. To display a list of forums, click Forums on the menu bar. (If there is no Forums option, either no forums have been created or you do not have forum permissions.)
The Discussion Forums page lists the available forums.
Click a link in the Forum column to display topics in the forum.
The Last Topic column displays the title of the most recently added topic, along with the author, date, and time. Click a link to display the topic thread.
A Folder icon
in the left column indicates unread messages.