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How to use mail in Blackboard

Quick guide for Students

Mail allows you to communicate with other people in your section. It is an internal Blackboard communications tool only, i.e. it is not linked to the Monash email system.

Read a message
Create a message
Delete a message
Create a folder
Move a message to a folder
Print or save compiled messages

Read a message

If you have unread mail, a green asterix will appear next to Mail in the Course Tools menu.

  1. Click on Mail in the Course Tools menu.
  2. Click on the message subject to display the message.
  3. After you have read the message you can click on the button that you require:
  • Reply - to reply to the sender
  • Reply to All - to reply to everyone who received the message
  • Forward - to send it on to someone else
  • Print - to print the message
  • Delete - to delete the message.

or click Close this window to return to the Mail Inbox.

Note: To refresh mail, click the Refesh now button at the top right of the window.

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Create a message

  1. Click on Mail in the Course Tools menu.
  2. Click Create Message.
  3. Click Browse for Recipients... to display the list of possible recipients.
  4. Select the recipients by clicking the appropriate check box(es):
  • To - sends the message to the primary recipients
  • CC - Carbon Copy, copies the message to recipients
  • BCC - Blind Carbon Copy, copies the message to recipients. The recipient names listed here cannot be seen by others.
  1. Click Save.
  2. You will be returned to the Create Message window.
  3. Type in a Subject.
  4. Type in a Message.
  5. If you wish to attach a file to your message, click Add Attachments. The Content Browser window appears.
  • If you have already uploaded a file to your My Files select the file and click OK.
  • If you need to upload a file, click on My Computer which gives you access to all files on your computer, select a file and click Open. The file will automatically be uploaded into My Files and attached.
  1. Click Save as Draft if you wish to store the message and send it later. Drafted messages are stored in the Drafts folder until they are sent.
  2. Click Preview if you wish to view the message as it will appear to the recipient.
  3. Click Send. Your message is moved to the Sent Mail folder.

Note: You must include a subject and message for the mail message to be sent.

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Delete a message

  1. Click on Mail in the Course Tools menu.
  2. Go the the message and click on its ActionLinks icon .
  3. Click Delete . The message is then moved to the be Deleted mail folder.

Note: Messages deleted from the Deleted mail folder are permanently deleted.

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Create a folder

  1. Click on Mail in the Course Tools menu.
  2. Click on the Create Folder button at the top left of the window.
  3. Type in a Folder Name.
  4. Click Create.

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Move a message to a folder

  1. Click on Mail in the Course Tools menu.
  2. Click the check box next to the message you wish to move.
  3. Select the folder you wish to move the message to from the Move to drop-down list at the bottom left of the window.
  4. Click the Go button to the right of the drop-down list. Your message will be moved to the selected folder.

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Print or save compiled messages

  1. Click on Mail in the Course Tools menu.
  2. Click the check box next to the message(s) you wish to print or save.
  3. Click Create Printable View .
  • Click Print to print the compiled messages
  • Click Save as File to create a text file that you can download. A File download window will appear, click Save. In the Save as window select where you wish to save the file and click Save.
  1. Close the window to return to the mail inbox.

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