Messages

You and your instructors can send messages to each other, multiple people, or an entire class.

View Messages for All Courses

From the Blackboard home page, access messages for all courses. 

View Course Messages inside a Course

When in a course, access the Messages tab.  All your course messages and responses appear here. 

Navigate Messages

1. Click on the Message you want to open, and Messages open a panel with all the responses.
2. Delete a Message with the trash bin icon.
3. Navigate to another Message.  Messages open in a panel with all the responses.  Use the view Previous Messages and Next Message icons at the top to view the previous or next message in the list. 
4. Reply to a Message

Start a New Message

Option 1:  From the Blackboard home page,  select the Messages icon.  Next click the  New Messages icon and the New Message panel opens. 

Option 2:  From within your course, select the Messages tab.  Next, click the New Message icon and the New Message panel opens.

Send a New Message

Start typing to add recipients.  As you type, matching recipient names appear in a menu for easy selection.  You can continue to add as many names as you want to send them to the whole class. 

Lead with the most important information.  Messages don't have titles.  Recipients need to rely on the first part of your message as they choose what to read.  You can use the options in the editor to format the text and embed images and attach files. 

Send an email copy option.  You can send an email copy of a course message.  When you select this option, recipients can view your message in their email inboxes but won't be able to send an email to reply. 

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