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Send Email or Use Messages from Inside Blackboard
What is the difference between Send Email and Messages?
Blackboard offers two methods for sending emails. Both are accessed from Communications in the Tools Panel or can be placed as individual items on the Course Menu.
The first method is called SEND EMAIL. Email messages are sent to the email address listed in each Blackboard user's profile. Messages are sent from within Blackboard but ARE READ IN THE USER'S REGULAR EMAIL ACCOUNT such as CampusConnections (formerly CampusCruiser) or Yahoo.
The second method is called MESSAGES. It is very similar to sending email except that messages are read, replied to, and deleted INSIDE OF THE BLACKBOARD COURSE. Messages can only be sent to instructors or other students in the same course.
Check with your instructor for each course to find out which one he or she will be using.
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Using Send Email
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Please read the section on Email Etiquette on the Getting Started page. |
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The Send Email may appear as a link in the Course Menu or appear as an option when you choose Communication. After you select Send Email, you will see a screen with several options. Here are the more commonly used ones:
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Choose All Instructor Users to send a file to your instructor. In Section 1, complete the Subject Line and Message Box Optional: Just below the Message Box is a link called Attach a File. Click on this link. |
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The Attach a File area will change to include a Browse button. Use the Browse Button to locate the file you wish to attach. Mac users should click on Choose File Use the Attach Another File to add a second file. Use the Remove link if you add the wrong file. |
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Finish by clicking on Submit in Section 2. You will receive a copy of the email. |
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| NOTE: Your CampusConnections email account is the default email account that is setup in the Blackboard system. To change your email address go to the Welcome Screen by clicking on the WCCC tab. Choose Personal Information, Edit Personal Information, change the email address, and finish by clicking on Submit in the lower right hand corner of the screen. | |
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Using Messages
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Messages may appear as a link in the Course Menu or appear as an option when you choose Communication. After you select Messages, you will see a screen with several options:
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Click on New Message in the toolbar to send a new message. In Section 1 click on To to open the pop-up window that will allow you to select one or more recipients. |
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| Use the left and right arrows to choose recipients and then click on Submit |  |
| Complete the Subject and Body text boxes in Section 2 |  |
| In Section 3 use the Browse button (Mac users use the Choose File button) to select a file for attachment. |  |
| Finish by clicking on Submit in Section 4 |  |
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Enter the Messages area and click on Inbox. Click on the name of the message to read it. Message(s) can be selected with a checkmark to Remove (Delete), Mark as Read, or Mark As Unread. The Sent folder will automatically keep a copy of all outgoing messages until manually deleted by the user |
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| From within the message choose from the usual options: Reply, Reply All, Forward, Remove, and Print. |  |