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Cottleville, MO 63376 | 636-922-8000
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Web CT Student Guide to Mail

Click on the Mail icon.

Note that the mailbox is open and highlighted because you have new mail.

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To view new messages, click on Inbox.

To view messages that you have sent, click on Outbox.

To add or delete folders or messages, use the gray Actions box on the right side of the page. Select the folder or message you want to delete on the left, and select the action on the right.

To send a new message, click on the Compose message button.

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When you compose or forward a message, you need to indicate who you want to send your message to.

In WebCT, you can only send messages to the instructor and other students in your class. To add recipients to the message, click on the Browse... button (to the right of the Send to field.)

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A list of the people in your class will appear. Select the person, or people, you want to send your message to.

To select multiple people, hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and click on each recipient.

When all of your recipients are highlighted, click on the Select button.

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The recipients that you selected are now in the "Send to" field.

Complete your message with a subject and message. Your message must contain a recipient, subject and message in order to be sent.

To attach a file to your e-mail, click on the Browse... button (to the right of the "Attachments" field.)

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The "Choose File" box will open. Navigate to your file, select it, and click on Open. choose file - screen capture

The location of your file is now in the "Attachments" box. Click on the Attach file button.

Repeat these steps to attach multiple files.

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Your file(s) is now listed in the "Attachments" field.

Click on Send to e-mail your message and your file(s).

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Bolded messages in your inbox have not been read.

Click on a subject to read the message or send a reply.

If you're having trouble viewing all of your messages, try clicking on the All, Threaded or Unthreaded buttons in the gray Display bar.

You can delete or move messages by clicking in the white box to the left of the subject, and clicking on the appropriate Action button, listed at the bottom.

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Once you're viewing a message, click on the Reply button to send a response.

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We're done with the Mail tool.
Click on one of the other tools to learn more about how to use it.

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