Inbox/Messages

The Inbox/Messages tool is Mitt UiB's internal "messenger", and is used to send and receive messages within Mitt UiB. The conversations are stored in the participators' inboxes. When you send a messages from Mitt UiB, an email notification will also be sent to the recipient's registered email address. The messages will be be sent out as email notifications to all who have not turned off the appropriate notifications in their personal account settings. The recipient may answer from the email client, and the reply will be sent to your Inbox in Mitt UiB. 

Please note:

• When writing a new message, you must choose the subject before choosing the recipient.
• When answering from an email, you should not send attachments. Log on to Mitt UiB and use the Inbox when you need to include attachments.

How to send messages from Inbox

You can send to everybody in a course, to all the members of a group(s) or to individual(s).

1. Go to "Mitt UiB"
2. Go to Inbox/Messages in the red global menu.
3. Click on "Compose a new message" (the grey button with the pencil icon) in the tool line at the top.
   

 

 

4. Select a course.
5. Now you can select the recipient(s):
   

• All in the course
  
• All in one or more groups
• Teachers - all or selected
  
• Students - all or selected

6. The message may have an attachment.