How to Add Discussion Board to SharePoint Online?

This SharePoint discussion board feature keeps all the comments and conversations in one place. Here, In this SharePoint Online tutorial, I will represent you, how to add a discussion board to a SharePoint Online site. Then, I will show you, how to create a discussion board app from the classic experience. And, finally, I will show you, how to display the comments in discussion boards from a SharePoint site.

Microsoft provides a feature as a discussion board as a list, that we can use to discuss with colleagues in the organization. The discussion board app is only available on the classic SharePoint sites.

Here you can see, I have a discussion board list named “Human Resources” and inside this, I have added a conversation to get feedback from my team members.

How to add a discussion board to the sharepoint site

Add a Discussion Board to a SharePoint Online Site

Follow the below steps to add a discussion board to a SharePoint site.

  • Open the SharePoint site where you want to add a discussion board. Then click on the Gear icon or settings, and select Add an app option like below:
How to add a discussion board to the SharePoint Online site
  • Next, in the My apps window, click on the classic experience to add a discussion board app.
How to add a discussion board from the SharePoint site
  • Here, search discussion board on the search box, then click on the Discussion Board like below.
Add a discussion board from the SharePoint site
  • Then, provide a name as “Human Resources” and click on the Create button.
Add a discussion board from a SharePoint Online site
  • Once, it is created, this app will be made as a list. Then, click on the list and select + new discussion as shown below.
Add a discussion board from a SharePoint site
  • Then, you can give the Subject and mention the Body and if you want to get answers from others then click on the check box. Then, click on the Save button.
How to add a discussion board from the SharePoint Online site
  • Here, you can see how it will appear under the Recent section like below.
How to add the discussion board from the SharePoint site

This is how to add a discussion board to a SharePoint site.

Display comments in a discussion board from a SharePoint site

Let us see how to display comments in a discussion board from a SharePoint site. To achieve it, follow the below steps.

  • Open the discussion board where you want to display the comments. And, click on the conversation.
Display comments in a discussion board from SharePoint site
  • Now, you can get all comments from your team members like below:
Display comments in a discussion board from SharePoint Online site

This is how to display comments in a discussion board from SharePoint Online site.

Conclusion

From this SharePoint Online tutorial, we learned all about how to add a discussion board to a SharePoint Online site. And, also we covered, how to add a discussion board from the classic experience. Then, finally, I have explained, how to display the comments in a discussion boards from a SharePoint site.

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