Sakai Community Documentation

How do I send a message?

Go to Messages.

Select the Messages tool from the Tool Menu in your site.

Click Compose Message.

Click Compose Message from the options at the top of the page.

Choose the recipients.

Click the To field to expand the course member list. Select a group of recipients or an individual recipient from the list. Repeat this step to address your message to choose multiple groups and/or multiple individual 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 optionally blind-copy recipients on the message, click Add Bcc 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.

Send Cc. (Optional)

If you would like to send a copy to the email address of recipient(s), check the box associated with 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's importance.

Indicate that the message is of Normal importance, Low importance, or High importance by opening the Label menu and making a selection.

Enter a subject.

Type the subject for your message in the Subject field.

Enter a message.

Enter a 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.