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Blackboard Messaging allows you to send, store, and retrieve internal messages to another user in a course via Blackboard. These messages are not associated with your UNF email account and can only be sent to other users in your Blackboard course.

Blackboard Messaging is unavailable by default in new Blackbaord courses. Messages may be made available by checking the boxes in the Manage Tools menu/Tool Availability accessed through the Control Panel.

Once available, Blackboard Messaging is located under Communication in the Blackboard Navigation menu.

To Compose a New Message:

1. Click New Message.
2. Click To to select who you will send a message to.
3. Highlight users in the left column and click the > button to move them to the Recipients list on the right.
4. Click Submit when you are finished.
5. Complete your message by entering a Subject and a Message.
6. Click Submit to send the Message.