Messages
There are times when users want to communicate privately. The messages tool provides an e-mail-like interface for exchanging messages without revealing e-mail addresses.
Inbox
Next to the friends icon in the top bar is a white envelope icon. When a user has new private messages, a red circle appears with the number of unread messages. Clicking the envelope icon takes a user to the user's inbox.
In the inbox, unread messages are highlighted in red. Each message has a Delete button and there are controls below the message list for deleting multiple messages or marking all the displayed messages as read.
Composing
To write a private message, a user clicks on the Compose a message button. The drop-down menu for selecting the recipient is populated with that user's friends. After selecting the recipient, the user fills out the subject and body and clicks on Send. The message is stored in the user's sent messages folder and a notification is sent to the recipient.
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