Discussions in WebCT (Blackboard - CE.)

Sending messages |

You can send messages to other users in the course.

1.      From the Course Menu, click Discussions. The Discussions screen appears.

2.      In the Discussions table, click the topic to which you want to post a message. The Discussion Messages screen appears.

3.      Click Compose message. The Compose Discussion Message screen appears in a new browser window.

4.      In the Subject text box, enter the subject for your message.

5.      Compose your message by doing one of the following:

In the Message text box, enter your message. The following message options are available:

To change the number of viewable lines in the Message text box, from the Height of edit area drop-down list, select a number, and click Resize.

To allow text to continue horizontally beyond each visible line, select Don't wrap text.

6.      If you want to attach a file:

a.   To locate and select the file, next to the Attachments text box, click Browse. Your computer's file browser appears. Select the file you want to upload. The path and filename you selected is displayed in the Attachments text box.

b. Click Attach file. The file is attached to your message.

7.      If you want to preview your message before sending:

a. Click Preview. A preview of your message appears in a new browser window.

b. Click Close. The Compose Discussion Message screen appears.

8.      Click Post. The message is sent and a copy is placed in the Outbox folder.

Replying to Messages in WebCT