Sending Section/Student-Specific Announcements (Inbox)

If you want to send an announcement/message only to specific students or sections, you can do so using the Inbox feature.  Your Inbox is essentially an internal Canvas email system.

1. Click Inbox in the blue navigation menu.
2. Click the Compose a new message icon.
3. Select the applicable course.
4. Click the address book icon next to the To field.
5. Clicking an item in the list with a blue arrow expands it, allowing you to drill down to select the applicable section(s), role(s) or individual(s) you wish.
6. Enter a Subject.
7. If you do not want recipients to see who else the message was sent to, click the Send individual messages checkbox.
8. Type your announcement/message in the field provided.
9. Note that you can add attachments or record audio/video comments, if desired.
10. Click Send.