How to Create a Threaded Discussion in Microsoft Office Applications

This article describes how to begin a discussion and post further discussions in an Microsoft Office application.

Note: The only Microsoft Office applications that support this functionality are:

• Word 2000
• Excel 2000
• PowerPoint 2000
• Internet Explorer version 4.0 and later

To create a discussion, perform the following steps:

1. With a document open in your Microsoft Office application, on the Tools menu, point to Online Collaboration, and then click Web Discussions. You will see the discussion toolbar added to the bottom of your document window.
2. Click Discussions on the Web Discussions toolbar.
3. Click "Insert in the Document" or "Insert about the Document," depending on which type of discussion you want to post.
   
   Note: Microsoft Excel 2000 and PowerPoint 2000 discussions cannot be inserted "...in the Document" because of their application structure.
   
   For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
   
   217080  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/217080/EN-US/ ) Difference Between Discussions In and About a Document
4. Type the subject of your discussion. Then, include your comments about the article. Click OK when finished.
5. The discussion will be inserted either in the spot you marked ("In the Document"), or in the discussion pane at the bottom of the window ("About the Document").
   
   Your discussion has now been created.