How do I watch or subscribe to forums?
In order to stay notified of recent posts on a forum, the Watch option is helpful in doing so.
Note: New post notifications will be sent to the user's external/institutional email address, not via the Messages tool.
Go to Forums.
![Go to Forums.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/862/627/original/340c438f-3e99-427e-a6ae-5182740e9f72.png)
Select the Forums tool from the Tool Menu of your site.
Click Watch.
![Click Watch.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/862/628/original/12834dc0-5d35-4ba5-9a49-a11567a3ea39.png)
Choose your notification preference.
![Choose your notification preference.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/862/630/original/fd983f58-10b8-4a25-a387-5c9ea0064476.png)
Select whether an email is desired for every new message posted on the Forum, every new message posted on a Forum that the user has contributed to, or turn off all notifications.
Click Save.
![Click Save.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/862/632/original/29234c15-49fd-4e40-b0ab-528a2bd743b3.png)