First & most importantly...you must be a registered member of Mac-Forums to create a New Thread.
Easiest way to start a new thread is click on the orange "Post thread..." button (Mac-Forums Home Page upper-right)...and follow the process from there. If a more detailed procedure is needed...please continue reading below.
Two ways to create New Threads (detailed step-by-step):
1. Create New Thread method #1:
Click on the orange "Post New Thread" button in the upper right corner of the Mac-Forums home page:
After clicking on the orange "Post Thread" button...you will be presented with an overlay window of all possible forum categories to post a new thread within. Click on the forum category that best fits your new thread topic (indicated by the blue arrows). Note: These are some of the forum categories...there are more.
Next you're presented with the "Post Thread" compose area. Here you enter all necessary info (Thread Title & question/message). Here you can also add text formatting...insert images...add emoticons...etc. Once you're happy with the Title & message...click on the "Post Thread" button..and you're done.
2. Create New Thread method #2:
Enter one of the topic areas found on the forum home page...click on the desired topic title that best fits your new thread question/message (see example image below). These are only some of the many forum categories on the forum home page:
After clicking on the best category for your New Thread question/message...you will enter the "Thread List" page for the forum category selected. In this area there are 2 ways of starting a new thread (please see image below):
Here you can click on the orange "Post Thread" button...or click inside the box with the "Thread title" text to begin composing a new thread.
If you click on the orange "Post Thread" button...you get the same New Thread compose area as mentioned in method #1:
If you click inside the box with the "Thread title" text...you get a slightly different compose New Thread window. It contains the essential tools necessary to compose a New Thread. If you wanted to see additional options...click on the "More Options..." button".
Now enter all necessary info (Thread Title & question/message). If desired...add text formatting...insert images...add emoticons...etc. Once you're happy with the Title & message...click on the "Post Thread" button..and you're done.