Blackboard Email
Reading Email
Step 1.
From the Blackboard course menu, click on the Mail Icon.
Your email box will look like the following:
Step 2.
The left side has folder for sorting and storing your messages. New messages will arrive in your Inbox.
Step 3.
The main mail window has the following buttons:
- Creates message:
- creates a pop-up window that allows you to create and send an email (see below for more information).
- Refresh Now:
- will contact the mail server and retrieve any messages received since the page loaded.
- Auto-refresh:
- Will update the page periodically to display new messages.
- Mark all as Read/Unread:
- will remove special display features that normally indicate new, unread email.
- Show All/Unread
- Toggles between viewing all emails and just the emails you haven't read yet.
Step 4
The second section in the email home page is a row of display options.
- Create Printable View:
- Allows you to create an easily printable copy of one or many selected messages.
- Delete:
- Lets you permanently delete a message. Be careful!
- Move To:
- Select which folder (to the left) you want to store any checked messages in using the pull-down menu.
- Copy To:
- Copies selected messages to folder chosen from the pull-down menu.
Step 5.
The fourth section in the email home page is a row of action options; you must select at least one email before selecting one of these actions.
Sending Email
When you don't want to send information to a group, Blackboard gives you the option of exchanging private email with your classmates and the instructor of your Blackboard course. It lets you send file attachments with your email, too. Here's how.
Step 1.
From the Blackboard course page, click on the Mail Icon.
Step 2.
Click on Create Message.
Step 3.
Click on the Browse for Recipients button to select the person or persons to whom you wish to send your email message.
A list of the people to whom you can send a message displays. This list will consist of just the instructor and classmates for the particular course that you're taking.
Step 4.
Click on the checkbox next to the name of the person you want to send the email to. You can also send messages to everyone in a particular role, such as all students.
Please note that the only way you can send email through Blackboard is by selecting names from this box. If you type in an individual's name, it will not work.
Also note that this email only allows you to send messages to the instructor and your classmates for your class. You cannot use this email to send messages to people in your other online classes or outside of Blackboard.
Step 5.
Click Save.
Step 6.
Type a subject for your mail message in the Subject box. (This is a required field.)
Step 7.
Type in a message in the Message box. (This field is required)
Be extra careful with your spelling as there is no Spell Checker in Blackboard. You do have the option of composing your message in a word processor, then cutting and pasting it into the Message Box. Some browsers also support spell checking. Or you can use the HTML editor, which has a spell checker, to Create your message (just click on the Enable HTML Creator button above the message t
Step 8.
Click on the Send button to send your message, or proceed for instructions on how to add an attachment.
Or if you’d like to preview your message before sending, click Preview, then Send.
After previewing your message, click Cancel to return to the main
message window where you can edit the message or send it. 
Step 9: To Send an Attachment
Click on the Add Attachments button located near the bottom of the page and just above the Send, Preview, Cancel and Save Draft buttons.
Step 10.
Click on the My Computer icon and you will see a file upload window.
Verify that all files (*.*) is displayed in the Files of type box. If not, proceed to Step 11; otherwise, skip to Step 12.
Step 11.
Click the down arrow beside the Files of Type box. Double click to select All Files (*.*).
Step 12.
Navigate to the directory that contains the file you want to attach.
Step 13.
Locate and click on the file that you want to attach to your Mail Message.
Step 14.
Once your file has been selected, click on the Open button.
Step 15.
After clicking on the Open button, you will notice that the path to the file you are attaching is now being shown beside the Browse button.
Step 16.
Once the file has been attached, you will see the file name listed under the Add Attachment button.
Note that you can attach more than one file to a message. To attach more files, follow steps 9 - 16. When you have finished attaching all the files, go to step 17.
Step 17.
Click on the Send button to send your message.
If you'd like to preview the message before sending it, review Step 8 on this page.