Messages: Overview

What it does

The Messages tool is a communication tool that allows site participants to communicate using internal course mail. Private messaging between groups is also supported.

Key concepts

Viewing messages: Unread messages are in bold; viewed messages are permanently marked as read. By default, messages are listed chronologically. Also, users can select By Conversation view to display messages in indented threads.

Composing messages: A WYSIWYG interface allows rich text, plain text, and HTML editing. You can also add attachments.

Message priority: You can set priority levels for messages to distinguish important messages from others.

Things to consider