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New Mexico State University
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E-mail in Blackboard 8

 

Throughout the semester you will communicate with your instructor and peers, and likewise they will communicate with you, through e-mail. You will compose, reply, delete, and forward e-mails. You might share information with your instructor, even submit assignments, by sending e-mails with attached documents. In order organize received and sent e-mails, you can create folders and then sort your e-mail messages. However you use it, you will quickly find e-mail to be an indispensible tool with which to communicate online.
Workout: Compose an E-mail
  1. From the homepage of your course, under Course Tools, click Mail.
  2. Click Create Message.
  3. In the Create Message pop-up window, click Browse for Recipients.
  4. In the Select Message Recipients pop-up window, check the boxes next to the those to whom you wish to send the email.NOTE: You may also type in the name of the recipient in the To box, or type in a series of names separated by semicolons.
  5. Click Save.
  6. Enter the title of the message in the Subject box.
  7. Enter the content of the message in the Message box.
  8. Click Send.
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Workout: Delete an E-mail
  1. From the homepage of your course, under Course Tools, click Mail.
  2. Locate the folder that contains the message you want to delete.
  3. Check the box next to the message you want to delete.
  4. Click Delete.
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Workout: Forward an E-mail
  1. From the homepage of your course, under Course Tools, click Mail.
  2. Open the e-mail you want to forward.
  3. Click Forward.
  4. From the Create a Message pop-up window, click Browse for Recipient.
  5. From the Select Message Recipient pop-up window, select the checkbox next to the recipient(s) of the e-mail.
  6. Click Save.
  7. Click Send.
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Workout: Add Attachments to an E-mail
  1. From the homepage of your course, under Course Tools, click Mail.
  2. Click Create Message.
  3. Click Browse for Recipients.
  4. Select the checkbox next to the recipient(s) of the e-mail.
  5. Enter text in the Subject box.
  6. Enter text in the Message box.
  7. Click Add Attachments.
  8. In the Content Browser pop-up window, select the location where the files you want to attach are located.
  9. Click Open.
  10. Click Send.
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Workout: Create a Folder for E-mails
  1. From the homepage of your course, under Course Tools, click Mail.
  2. Click Create Folders.
  3. Type in the name of the folder you want to create.
  4. Click Create.
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Workout: Rename a Folder for E-mails
  1. From the homepage of your course, under Course Tools, click Mail.
  2. From the Folders column, select the folder you want to rename.
  3. Click the ActionLinks for this item drop-down menu next to the folder you want to rename.
    NOTE: Default folders can not be renamed.
  4. Click Rename.
  5. Type in a new folder name.
  6. Click Rename.
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Workout: Move an E-mail Message
  1. From the homepage of your course, under Course Tools, click Mail.
  2. Check the box next to the e-mail message you want to move.
  3. From the Move to drop-down menu, select a destination folder.
  4. Click Go.
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Workout: Move a Sent E-mail Message to a Folder
  1. From the homepage of your course, under Course Tools, click Mail.
  2. Click Sent Mail.
  3. Check the box next to each message you want to move or copy.
  4. From the Move to drop-down menu, select the destination folder for the e-mail you want to move.
  5. Click Go.
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Workout: Delete All E-mails in a Folder
  1. From the homepage of your course, under Course Tools, click Mail.
  2. Click on the folder you want to delete.
  3. Check the box in the subject heading row.
  4. Click Delete.NOTE: When you delete the folder, all e-mails in that folder will be deleted.
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