ARCHIVED: Using Oncourse Messages, how do I view and manage messages?
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The Messages tool is intended for private correspondence with other individuals or groups in your site. Messages are organized into the following default folders:
Received
Sent
Deleted
Draft
The following basic functions are available in the Messages tool:
- To compose a message, click ARCHIVED: Sending, forwarding, and replying to messages. . See
- To create a new personal folder, click .
- To forward your messages to an email address of your choosing,
click
Note: You cannot reply to Messages from the forwarded email messages; to reply, go to the Messages tool in your site.
. Next to "Auto Forward Messages", click
. Type the email address in the text box,
and then click .
- You'll see the total number of messages and the number of unread messages for each folder next to the folder's title. To see the contents of a folder, click its name.
Inside a folder, you will see a list of messages arranged by date.
- To sort messages, click a column title ( , , , or ).
- To change the way messages are displayed, from the "View" drop-down list, select either or .
- To view another folder, click or .
- To compose a new message, click ARCHIVED: Sending, forwarding, and replying to messages. . See
- To view the contents of a message, click its subject.
- To mark messages as read or unread, check the messages you wish to mark, and then click or .
- To move messages to another folder, check the messages you wish to move, and then click . Select the destination folder, and then click .
- To delete messages, check the messages you wish to delete, and
then click
Deleted
folder, but does not purge (i.e., permanently delete) them. To purge deleted messages, open theDeleted
folder, select the messages you wish to purge, click , and then click to confirm. . This moves the messages to the
Inside a message, you will see the message contents and other details.
- To view another message, click or
- To compose a reply, click ARCHIVED: Sending, forwarding, and replying to messages. . See
- To forward a message, click ARCHIVED: Sending, forwarding, and replying to messages. . See
- To move a message to another folder, click . Use the radio buttons to select a destination folder, and then click .
- To delete a message, click . To confirm the deletion, click again.
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Last modified on 2018-01-18 15:48:40.