Create & respond to posts
You can start or join conversations in Google Groups by posting a new topic or responding to posts in your groups.
Start a new topic
Start a group discussion about a topic you’re interested in.
- Sign in to Google Groups.
- Click My Groups.
- Choose a group.
- At the top, click New topic.
- Enter your message.
- Click Post.
Read and respond to posts
You can read and respond to posts using the web forum or email, depending on whether the group is set up as a list of topics online or sends emails to your address.
Respond via the online forum
- Sign in to Google Groups.
- Click My Groups.
- Choose a group.
- Click the topic you want to read.
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You can reply to the group or individually:
- To reply to the group, next to the date of the post, click Post reply
. Your reply will be the last post in the thread.
- To reply only to the person who posted, at the top right of the post, click the Down arrow
. Click Reply privately to author. This option is only available if you’re using a Google Account.
- To forward a message, at the top right of the post, click the Down arrow
. Click Forward.
- To reply to the group, next to the date of the post, click Post reply
- Click Post, Reply, or Forward.
Respond via email
- Click the post in your inbox. You can select any email in the topic thread to reply to.
- To respond only to the person who posted, select Reply. To respond to the whole group, select Reply to all.
More posting options:
Choose who will receive your posts
You can decide whether an email is automatically sent to the entire group or to certain members of the group.
- Sign in to Google Groups.
- Click My Groups.
- Choose a group.
- Near the top right, click Manage.
- On the left, click Settings
Email options.
- To make changes, next to "Post replies," use the Down arrow
.
- Click Save.
Post a discussion, announcement, or question
Depending on the settings of your group, you can select different types of posts.
- Discussion
: A general thread. A discussion is the default post type for most groups.
- Announcement
: A topic containing important information from the administrators for all members.
- Question
: A discussion that can have a workflow or be assigned to specific members. This post type is available in Q&A or web forum group types.
Attach files or photos
- To attach a file to your post, click Attach a file. On the "Select a file" box that appears, click Select files from your computer, find your file, and click Open or Choose.
- To include a photo, on the formatting bar, click Insert image
.
Delete a post
If you posted something, you can remove it. If you're a moderator, you can remove any post.
- Open the post you’d like to delete.
- At the top right of the message, click the Down arrow
.
- Select Delete post.
- In the confirmation box, click OK.
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