00:07: How do I send a message to a user in a course in the inbox?

00:11: In global navigation click the inbox link

00:15: Click the compose icon.

00:18: In the course drop-down menu select the course where you want to send your message.

00:23: To add a user you can search for the user in the to field or use the address

00:27: book.

00:29: To search for a user type. The user's name in the to field.

00:32: Select the user's name from the list.

00:36: To send a message to multiple users add names of the users in the to

00:40: field.

00:42: You can send an individual message to each recipient by clicking the send an

00:46: individual message to each recipient. Checkbox.

00:50: To add a user from the course roster. Click the address book button.

00:54: Select the role of the user you'd like to add.

00:57: Then select the user's name names are listed in alphabetical order by

01:01: last name. To add multiple users to your message, press

01:05: the command key Mac or the control key Windows and

01:09: click the name of the applicable users.

01:13: To navigate back to the course roster. Click the back option.

01:18: In the subject line field enter a subject line for your message.

01:23: If you are sending your message to multiple users, but you do not want each user

01:27: to see who else was included in the message. Click the send an individual message to

01:31: each recipient. Checkbox. If your message includes over 100

01:35: recipients including you as the sender this checkbox will be selected

01:40: by default.

01:42: In the message field type your message all content is sent in plain

01:46: text URLs included in a message automatically become clickable

01:50: links after the message is sent.

01:53: To include an attachment or media file click the attachment or media file

01:57: buttons.

01:59: When you are finished click the send button.

02:02: This guide covered how to send a message to a user in a course in the inbox.