How do I send a private message in the Instructure Community?

In the Instructure Community, you can exchange private messages with other members of the Community and the Instructure Community Team.

Note: To use Private Messages, you must first log in with Canvas or Mastery Connect. Learn more about joining the Community without a Canvas account.

Open Private Messages

To send a message, click the Private Messages icon.

Click the Create Message icon.

To send a message, enter a user name in the Send to field [1].

To view a list of all Community members, click the Find Users link [2].

Enter a subject in the Message Subject field [3].

Enter the message in the Message Body field [4].

Drag and drop or browse to attach files to the message [5].

When sending messages to multiple recipients, to send each recipient a separate message click the Send as Broadcast Message check box [6].

Note: Fields that display a red asterisk are required fields.

To send the message, click the Send Message button [1].

To cancel the message and close the Create New Message window, click the Cancel button [2].

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