Communicating through the Inbox feature
To facilitate direct communication with participants, the Inbox feature in Canvas allows you to send messages directly to individual users or to groups of users. The Inbox feature functions in a very similar manner to most email interfaces. Canvas organizes individual messages into conversations based upon the users involved in the exchange, so in the following sections the term message refers to an individual entry of a conversation.
Most of the messages that appear in the Inbox feature of Canvas are messages that participants send directly to one another. However, as you get further into your course, you will notice that other messages, such as comments left on submitted assignments, also appear in your inbox. The following sections will help familiarize you with the layout of the Inbox feature as well as how to compose, send, and organize conversations.
Learning the layout of the inbox
To access your inbox, click on the Inbox icon...
