Select Messages.
Select the Messages tool from the Tool Menu in your site.
Select Compose Message.
Select Compose Message from the Actions Menu.
Select Message recipients.
Select the To field to expand the course member list. Select the member of the course that you wish to address. Repeat this step to address your message to multiple recipients.
Tip: You can address a message to all members assigned to a specific role by selecting that role from the list. For example, you can send a message to all instructors by selecting "Instructor Role."
Add Bcc. (Optional)
To blind-copy recipients on the message, select Add Bcc. (Optional)and then select a group of recipients or an individual recipient from the list.
Tip: The Bcc option allows you to send a message to multiple people without the recipients being able to see the other people addressed in the message. Faculty often use this option when emailing groups of students about grade-related issues in order to protect the students' privacy and FERPA rights.
Add Bcc recipients.
Select the Bcc address field to select recipients from the list of site participants.
Send Cc. (Optional)
To send a copy of your message to a the recipient's external email address, check the box for Send a copy of this message to recipients' email address(es).
Tip: Sending as Cc provides an additional opportunity for recipients to receive the message when they may not be actively checking the course site.
Label the message importance.
Indicate that the message is of Normal importance, Low importance, or High importance by selecting the appropriate option from the Label menu.
Schedule when to send your message.
Check the box to Schedule the message to be sent at the selected date and time.
Use the date picker to select the date and time for the message to be sent.
Enter a subject.
Select the Subject field. Type the subject for your message.
Enter a message.
Type your message in the Message box.
Tip: There are a variety of tools within the Rich Text Editor to help you format your message. Other features include adding images, video, and emoticons.
Add an attachment. (Optional)
To attach a file to the message, click the Add attachments button to browse for and select a file.
Preview the message. (Optional)
Select Preview to view the message before sending it.
From the preview window, select Send to send your message, or Back to return to the previous screen.
Send the message.
Select Send to send your message.
Tip: You can also select Save Draft to save the message as a draft that you revisit later, or Cancel to delete the message.