How do I manage my inbox in the Instructure Community?
In the Instructure Community, you can manage private messages in your Inbox.
You can organize your messages and designate users as friends, or select to ignore messages from other users. You can respond to messages, or report inappropriate messages.
Learn more about sending a private message from your inbox.
Note: To use Private Messages, you must first log in with Canvasor Mastery Connect. Learn more about joining the Community without a Canvas account.
Open Private Messages
To view your Inbox, click the Private Messages icon.
Note: If you have unread messages, the number of unread messages displays on the Private Messages icon.
View Message
View your latest message [1].
To view your entire inbox, click the All Messages link [2].
View Inbox
Click the message you want to view.
Manage Conversations
View your message [1].
To reply to the message, enter your response in the Message Body field [2].
To include emojis in your message, click the Add Emoji icon [3].
To include an image in your message, click the Add Image icon [4].
To add a file using a media URL, click the Add Media Link icon [5].
To attach a file to your message, click the Attach File icon [6].
To add a table in your message, click the Insert Table icon [7].
To send your message, click the Send Message button [8].
To start a new conversation, click the New Message button [9].
To leave the conversation, click the Leave Conversation button [10].
View who is in the conversation [11].
To add more people to the conversation, enter their username in the Add People to this Conversation field [12] then click the Add button [13].
