Title: Canvas Mail
Course: CIS 205 Part 1: T&I Preparation > Section: Module 3: EDCC LMS

Course Objective: Successfully navigate both global and course level features of Canvas, such as calendars, tasks, settings, Canvas Mail, syllabi, outcomes, modules, discussion boards, grades, and assignments.

Canvas provides an email system, which you access through the Canvas Inbox. In Canvas guides and tutorials, they refer to this area as Conversations.  Notifications, announcements, and other information are sent directly to your Inbox.  When you set your notifications for Conversations to ASAP, these messages will be delivered to your student email account (EdMail).

Note that the following terms may be used interchangeably: "Canvas Inbox", "Canvas Mail", "Conversations", "Conversations Inbox"

Accessing the Conversations Inbox

Access to your Canvas inbox is available from any page within Canvas by clicking on "Inbox" at the upper right of your screen.

Once you have accessed your inbox, you will see that all sent and received conversations appear on the [1] left of the screen; [2] a conversation preview will appear on the right of your screen.

Conversations are listed by date, from newest to oldest.  You can locate unread messages by scrolling through the list.  Unread messages will appear to have a blue dot on the left side of the message.

If you prefer not to scroll through all of you messages you can look at only those messages that are unread by using the drop down menu while in Conversations.  When you are in your Conversations Inbox, [1] locate the drop down link called "Inbox" towards the upper left of your screen.  Click on the down arrow, and [2] select Unread.

You may view any conversation by clicking on it in the left pane. The full conversation will be shown in the preview window on the right.

Composing a new conversation through Canvas Mail

To create a new messages in Canvas, [1] select the blue box with a pencil, which is located in the center of the Conversations Inbox.

A new message dialog area will be created on the right of the Conversation Inbox.

[1] Type the name of the person to which you want to send the message, [2] then type the message.  Note that Canvas Mail does not provide a subject line.  When you are finished typing your message, [3] click on Send.

Conclusion

I hope this quick overview of the Canvas Conversation Inbox will help you be successful throughout your studies.  If you need further help with Canvas, you have a number of resources.  They are:
- START - Student Technology Advice and Resource Team: get help with technology from this student led group.
- Canvas Guides - Canvas Student Guide You can access these through the Help link in the upper right of your Canvas screen.

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