How do I Mark Messages as Read or Unread?

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Tutorial Information

There are times you need to change the status of the message from read to unread or unread to read. You can also change all the messages to read without selecting them.

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 (2:50 Min.)

Marking Messages as Read or Unread

1. To mark messages as read that have a status of unread, select the messages you wish to affect. Click the link Mark as read. (See Fig. RU1-1)



2. A dialog box asking if you really want to mark the messages as read will appear. Click the OK button. (See Fig. RU1-2)



3. The status of the messages change to read. (See Fig. RU1-3)



4. To mark messages as unread that have a status of read, select the messages you wish to affect. Click the link Mark as unread. (See Fig. RU1-4)



5. A dialog box asking if you really want to mark the messages as unread will appear. Click the OK button. (See Fig. RU1-5)



6. The status of the messages change to read. (See Fig. RU1-6)



7. To mark all the messages as read without selecting them, click on the Mark all as Read button. (See Fig. RU1-7)



8. A dialog box asking if you really want to mark the all messages as read will appear. Click the OK button. (See Fig. RU1-8)



9. The status of the all messages change to unread. (See Fig. RU1-9)




Taken with permission from St. Petersburg College