Add a New Post

This topic explains how to create a new Post on a Topic in the Team Review.

Access: View | Team Review ( Ctrl+Alt+U )

Use to:

How to - Create a blank message:

Step	Action	See also
1	Either: Right-click on the appropriate Topic name in the Team Review window and select the New Post context menu option Click on the Topic name and on the New icon in the Team Review toolbar, or Click on the Topic name and press ( Ctrl+N ) A new Post icon displays underneath the Topic name	Context Menu
2	Overtype the New Post text with the name of the Post, and click off the name The Post text editor displays in the Team Review tab
3	Type the text of the Post as required	Edit an Item

Step

Action

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Either:

Right-click on the appropriate Topic name in the Team Review window and select the New Post context menu option
Click on the Topic name and on the New icon in the Team Review toolbar, or
Click on the Topic name and press ( Ctrl+N )

A new Post icon displays underneath the Topic name

Overtype the New Post text with the name of the Post, and click off the name

The Post text editor displays in the Team Review tab

Type the text of the Post as required

How to - Create a Post based on a predefined template:

Step	Action	See also
1	Right-click on the appropriate Topic name in the Team Review window and select the New Post from template context menu option A new Post icon displays in the hierarchy	Context Menu
2	Overtype the New Post text with the name of the Post, and click off the name The Create New Post dialog displays
3	Click on the drop-down arrow in the Copy template field, and select a predefined template for the Post contents
4	Click on the OK button The template structure is displayed in the Team Review tab
5	Enter the text of the Post as required	Edit an Item

How to - Create a Post based on a link to an external file:

Step	Action	See also
1	Open a file browser (such as Windows Explorer) and locate the file
2	Click on the file name and drag it onto the appropriate Topic name in the Team Review window A new Post icon is created underneath the selected Topic, and the body of the Post is shown in the Team Review tab A link to the source file is created at the start of the message
3	Click twice on the New Post text in the Team Review window, and overtype the text with the name of the Post
4	In the Team Review tab, create and edit text around the file link, and add further links if required	Edit an Item

When you have created the Post:

Topic	Detail	See also
You can create links from the Post	To elements and diagrams from the: Project Browser Model Search Model Views window Package Browser	Add Object Links The Project Browser Model Search Model Views Package Browser
	To related Team Review: Categories Topics Posts	Add Object Links
	To external files, either in the text of the Post or in the Linked Objects panel	Add Object Links
Add resources to the Post		Team Review Resources
Other users can reply to it		Reply to a Post

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