Address Book

Click Address Book to open, in a pop-up window, an address book containing your contacts. Use the Address Book to quickly fill in the To, Cc, and Bcc fields.

To, Cc, Bcc

You can send messages to contacts by directly entering their addresses into the To field. To expand the Cc and Bcc fields, click Add CC or BCC.

Subject

Specify a subject line in this field.

Priority

Set the priority for this message as Low, Normal (default setting), or High. This priority setting will appear next to your message in the receiver's Message List.

Body

Enter your message into this area.

Spell Check

Click the Spell Check icon to check your message for misspellings.

Preview

Click the Preview icon to have a look at your message before sending it.

Attach a file

In the Attachments area, click Browse to locate the file you want to attach, or drag and drop your files onto the Attachments upload target. You can attach as many files as you want.

Note Internet Explorer 9 and older currently do not support dragging and dropping files from your desktop into Learning Environment.

Attach an audio recording

In the Attachments area, click Record Audio. Ensure your microphone is set up correctly and click Record. Click Flash Settings to make adjustments to your microphone selection and volume. Click Play to listen to your recording. Click Clear to erase your recording. If you have pre-recorded audio and are using a supported browser, you can drag audio files onto the Attachments upload target.