In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.

To create a new discussion, click the Add Discussion button.

Create the discussion and go to the Assign Access section.

To make your discussion available in the future, on a specific date, or during a specific date range, enter the dates and times in the Available from [1] and Until fields [2], or click the calendar icons to select dates. To delay the posting of your discussion, select a future date for the Available from field.

Notes:

• You are not required to enter dates in both of these fields, so if you want to delay your posting but do want your post to appear indefinitely, you can leave the Until field blank.
• If the discussion is graded, you can also assign a Due Date. Learn more the differences between due dates and availability dates.

To save the dates, click the Save button.

The Pending Changes label displays [1].

If you are ready to publish your discussion, click the Save and Publish button [2]. If you want to create a draft of your discussion and publish it later, click the Save button [3].

Assignment details display.

On the Discussions Index page, a message indicates that a delayed discussion is "not available until" the availability start date.

Students can open published discussions, but they do not have access to them until the availability dates. If they open a delayed discussion, a message indicates that the "topic is locked" until the availability start date.