Blackboard (Students) - Messages: View a Course Message

This document provides an overview of how to view a Blackboard course message.
  1. Log into Blackboard.

  2. Click Messages in the left navigation. Then click the course in which you would like to communicate. This will take you into the course to the Course Messages tool. OR
    From the Course Menu, click on Course Messages. If this option is not available to you, the tool will need to be added to the course menu by the instructor.

  3. Click on the Inbox.

    Click on Inbox

  4. Click on the title of the message. (Test Postponed)

    Click the subject heading

  5. To reply, click on the Reply button in the toolbar and select to Reply to Sender, or Reply to All (all users in the course)

  6. To forward this message to another user in the course, click Forward. Messages can not be forwarded to another course or to an email.

  7. To delete this message, click Delete. Once a message is deleted, it cannot be retrieved.

    Course Messages menu with Reply options exapnded for reply to sender and reply all

  8. Click OK to return to the Inbox.

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Keywords:
blackboard, black board, bb, message, messages, course message, email 
Doc ID:
61558
Owned by:
Center I. in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Created:
2016-03-04
Updated:
2025-04-08
Sites:
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville