Mail

Mail allows you to communicate with other students and instructors through written correspondence and file attachments.

With Mail messages you can:

  • read messages
  • reply to messages
  • forward messages
  • create and send messages
  • mark messages as read or unread
  • forward messages to external accounts
  • delete messages

In this tutorial, you will review the process for reading and sending messages using the Mail Tool.

Reading Messages:
  1. From the messages screen, click the subject line of the message you want to read.
     
  2. If the message has attached files and you want to save them:
     
    • Click View Attachments.
       
    • Select each attachment you want to save. To save all attachments, next to File name, select the check box. If you want to save multiple attachments in separate folders, you must save each attachment separately.
       
    • Click Save to Folder.
       
    • Navigate to the location you want to store the attachments.

Sending Messages:
  1. From the messages screen, click Create Message.
     
  2. Specify recipients for your message by click on the Browse for Recipients button.
     
  3. Select the recipients and check the box in the To: column and click Save.
     
    • Other options for sending:
       
      • CC:  if you want to send a copy of a message to other recipients
         
      • BCC:  if you want to send a copy of a message to another recipient but want to hide them from other recipients
         
  4. Enter a subject.
     
  5. Enter the content of the message:
     
    • To create the message in Plain Text format, enter it in the Message text box. More Info
       
    • To create the message in HTML format you can use the HTML Creator by clicking on the Enable HTML Creator button.
       
  6. If you want to attach files to your message, click Add Attachments.
     
  7. Locate and select the files.
     
  8. If you want to preview the message, click Preview.
     
  9. Click Send.