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://s3.amazonaws.com/screensteps_live/image_assets/assets/001/184/894/original/0a6013eb-c08d-44ce-9c81-5f219c51b208.png)
Select the Forums tool from the Tool Menu of your site.
Click Watch.
![Click Watch.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/screensteps_live/image_assets/assets/001/184/890/original/3dd3da53-c64b-434e-ba97-039417080aad.png)
Choose your notification preference.
![Choose your notification preference.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/screensteps_live/image_assets/assets/001/184/892/original/1ba4d9e2-be81-4a51-9b94-9271f799575b.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://s3.amazonaws.com/screensteps_live/image_assets/assets/001/184/896/original/24b386d3-0722-4e23-b3e9-475e3f07717f.png)