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Replying and Mentions

  1. Replying to a Topic
  2. Mentioning Someone
  3. Related Information

Replying to a Topic

  1. Open the topic.

  2. Click Comment to reply to the topic, or Reply under a reply to answer it directly.

  3. Write your reply in Your Reply, and optionally click Attach Files.

  4. Click Post.

The Post a Reply window with the rich text editor and Attach Files.

Replies to a reply are nested under it. Long conversations are split into pages.

To change or remove your reply, open its Options menu (⋮) and click Edit Reply or Delete Reply.

You can’t reply to a locked topic.

Mentioning Someone

Type @ followed by the start of a name, and choose the person from the list. They get a notification in Liferay and by email.

  • The list shows people who have already posted in this forum.
  • If someone is already notified about your reply because they follow the topic, they don’t get a second notification for the mention.
  • When you edit a reply, only newly added mentions are notified.