Message board

The Message Board provides flexible and secure messaging and discussions among members. It is available from any web-enabled computer and eliminates the need for email access.

Send a message

1. Click on the message icon () on top of the page.
2. Click on the write submenu.
3. Select recipients, enter message subject and the message content.
4. Press [post].

Send an anonymous message

Anonymous messages will not show a sender's name. The word (Anonymous) will show as the sender's name with an unknown () icon. This option is not available to faculty members.

1. Click on the message icon () on top of the page.
2. Click on the write submenu.
3. Select recipients, enter message subject and the message content.
4. Check the anonymous box.
5. Press [post].

Send a high priority message

When a recipient receives a high priority message, it'll be highlighted in red color with a high priority () icon next to the message title.

1. Click on the message icon () on top of the page.
2. Click on the write submenu.
3. Select recipients, enter message subject and the message content.
4. Select high from the priority drop down menu.
5. Press [post].

Set an expiration date for a message

1. Click on the message icon () on top of the page.
2. Click on the write submenu.
3. Select recipients, enter message subject and the message content.
4. Enter the expiration date in the box next to expires on.
5. Press [post].

Attach documents to a message

1. Click on the message icon () on top of the page.
2. Click on the write submenu.
3. Select recipients, enter message subject and the message content.
4. Click on the attach documents () link below the message. A list of documents from your document center will pop up.
5. Select the box next to the document you want to attach. You can select multiple documents to attach.
6. Close the pop up.
7. Press [post].

Read a message

1. Select unread to view a list of unread messages or inbox to view all messages. Unread messages have a new mail () icon next to them.
2. Click on the message subject to read the message content.

Find a message you sent or sent by others

All sent messages are treated as any post and can be found in your "inbox".

1. Select inbox from the messages menu.
2. Press email style on top to view messages individually and not by message thread.
3. Click on Sender in the column header to sort by message sender.
4. Change the page if necessary to find messages sent by you or any sender.

Reply to a message

1. Press reply while reading a message.
2. Enter your reply message.
3. Press post.

Delete a message

1. While reading a message, press the delete button.

Note: Deleted messages cannot be undeleted. Please be careful not to delete a message by mistake.

Create a message folder

1. Click on the message icon () on top of the page.
2. Go to the folders submenu.
3. Press the create folder button on the left.
4. Enter a folder title and description.
5. Press [save].

Note: Message folders cannot be deleted.

Save a message into a folder

1. Click on the message icon () on top of the page.
2. Go to the inbox submenu to view all messages.
3. Click on the message subject to go to the message.
4. Select a folder () from the drop down list under the message content.
5. Press [move].

Change a folder name or description

1. Click on the message icon () on top of the page.
2. Go to the folders submenu.
3. Click on the edit () icon next to the folder title.
4. Make changes to the folder title or description.
5. Press [save].

Save multiple messages into a folder

1. Click on the message icon () on top of the page.
2. Go to the inbox submenu to view all messages. Make sure you are viewing using the "email style" setting.
3. Check box next to the messages to be saved in a folder.
4. Select a folder () from the drop down box on top (or bottom) of the list.
5. Press [go].

Change message viewing style

Messages in the inbox can be viewed using a forum style or an email style.

forum style displays message threads and the number of messages in each thread. email style lists individual messages in the order they are received .

1. Select inbox from the messages menu.
2. Press the forum style or email style button located above the messages.

Retract a message

1. Select inbox from the messages menu.
2. Click on the message title for which you want it to retract.
3. Press retract button at the bottom of the message content.

Unretract a message

1. Select inbox from the messages menu.
2. Click on the message title for which you want it to unretract.
3. Press unretract button at the bottom of the message content.

Share a message thread

This feature is only available to faculty members.

1. Open a message first by go to inbox and click on a message title.
2. Click on share this thread button.
3. Select which recipient to share a thread and press save.

Block a message thread

This feature is only available to faculty members.

1. Open a message first by go to inbox and click on a message title.
2. Click on block this thread button.
3. Select which recipient to be blocked by clicking a radio button and press save.

Unblock a message thread

This feature is only available to faculty members.

1. Open a message first by go to inbox and click on a message title.
2. Click on block/unblock this thread button.
3. Select which recipient to be unblocked by clicking a radio button and press save.

See Also

• Features of Message Center
• Message board How-To
• Message board FAQ
• Class messaging
• Team messaging by teams
• Coursework discussions attached to a coursework
• Confidential grade reviews between an instructor and a student
• Rubric assessment discussions