How do I watch or subscribe to forums?
The Watch option notifies you of recent posts on Discussions.
Note: New post notifications will be sent to your email address, not via the Messages tool.
Choose how to view the steps.
Video Guide
Step-by-Step Instructions
Go to Discussions.
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/358/892/original/7161e410-cada-4ba7-abf8-cfdf8933fe5d.png)
Select Discussions from the Tool Menu in your site.
Select the Watch tab.
![Watch tab](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/358/895/original/fcbfc705-15ab-47de-b88f-e6ce4ad9e905.png)
Choose your notification preference.
![Choose your notification preference.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/358/897/original/cf88e493-d14e-420b-9c76-637fed63691e.png)
Select whether to receive email for every new message posted on the forums or every new message posted on a conversation to which you have contributed, or to turn off all notifications. The default is to receive No notification.
Select Save.
![Click Save.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/358/900/original/efd3497e-97a6-4802-a7ce-6b2a0224774b.png)