Sending Email

Note: Email may be called something slightly different, like private e-mail or classroom mail, and the icon may not be the same (instructors sometimes customize to their own preferences). Sometimes the email icon might be on the homepage or under communication tools. But, whatever the label, it all functions in the same way.

Step 1. From the WebCT course page, click on the Private Mail Icon.

Step 2. Click on Compose Mail Message.

Step 3. Click on the Browse button to select the person or persons to whom you wish to send your e-mail message.

A list of the people to whom you can send a message appears. This list will consist of the instructor and classmates for the particular course that you're taking.

Step 4.  With your mouse, left click on the name of the person you want to mail.

You can send the message to more than one person. To do so, highlight the name of the first person while holding down the Ctrl key on your keyboard. Then, click on the names of the other people you want to send the message to.            

                                                                                                                               

*Please note that the only way you can send e-mail through WebCT 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 WebCT.

Step 5. Click Select.

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.

Be extra careful with your spelling as there is no Spell Checker in WebCT.

Step 8.  Click on the Send button to send your message, or proceed for instructions on how to add an attachment.

Sending attachments

Step 9. Click on the Browse button located near the bottom of the page, just above the Send, Preview, Cancel and Draft buttons.

Step 10. Click on the down arrow beside the Files of type box.

Step 11. 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 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. Click on the Attach file button.

Step 17. Once the file has been attached, you will see the file name listed under the Browse button.

Note that you can attach more than one file to a message. To attach more files, follow steps 9 - 17. When you have finished attaching all the files, go to step 18.

Step 18. Click on the Send button to send your message.