How do I Read WebCT Mail Messages?

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Tutorial Information

Reading mail messages is very important in any online course. You should first read the how to get mail message tutorial. It is not a difficult task but one that must be performed many times when taking an online course.

You can view the tutorial in two other ways. The Adobe Acrobat Format allows you print out the tutorial with page breaks in appropriate places. The Movie Format allows you view actual screen shots and mouse movements in much more dynamic fashion. Below are the links to the tutorial information in other formats:

Adobe Acrobat Format
Movie Format (2:46 min.)

How to Read to Mail Messages

1. Once you get to the mail messages (there are three methods outlined in the How to Get to Mail Messages Tutorial), the screen will provide with some information. (See Fig. RM1-1). There are three folders present, Inbox, Outbox, and Draft. If there are any new mail messages, they will be displayed about the folder table. There is a column called Unread. This tells you how many message are found within the folder and how many have not been read. The last column gives you a total number of messages. In the image, below there is one unread message in the Inbox folder and a total of 5. The All folder (found on the bottom row) tells you something about all mail messages within the folders.



2. To view the messages in any folder, click on the name of the folder. All messages sent to a user will end up in the Inbox folder. To read the new messages, click on the Inbox folder link (See Fig. RM1-2).



3. To view the messages click on the link under the Subject heading. (See Fig. RM1-3).



4. The message will be displayed. You can now reply to message or simply close the window to view another message. (See Fig. RM1-4) (Please see the How to Reply to Messages Tutorial)




Taken with permission from St. Petersburg College