In the Instructure Community, you can exchange private messages with other members of the Community and the Instructure Community Team.
Learn more about managing your Community inbox.
Note: To use Private Messages, you must first log in with Canvas or Mastery Connect. Learn more about joining the Community without a Canvas account.
Open Private Messages
To send a message, click the Private Messages icon.
Create New Message
Click the Create Message icon.
Compose Message
To send a message, enter a user name in the Send to field [1].
To view a list of all Community members, click the Find Users link [2].
Enter a subject in the Message Subject field [3].
Enter the message in the Message Body field [4].
Drag and drop or browse to attach files to the message [5].
When sending messages to multiple recipients, to send each recipient a separate message click the Send as Broadcast Message check box [6].
Note: Fields that display a red asterisk are required fields.
Send Message
To send the message, click the Send Message button [1].
To cancel the message and close the Create New Message window, click the Cancel button [2].
