TOPIC 9: THE MESSAGE MAIL PAGE
Before starting, you may want to print this page so you can read it and interact with WebCT at the same time.
This is what you'll see when you view an individual message à
On message line one: The subject of the message is displayed.
On message line two:
The message number is displayed.
Knowing the message number is useful if you have to tell your instructor that you sent a message for an assignment. Your instructor can select the Unthreaded list and find your message.
On message line three: The name of the message author is displayed.
On message line four: The date and time the message was created is displayed.
Starting on message line five: The contents of the message are displayed.
On message line six:
If the message has an attachment a notice is displayed to view the attachment. 
Clicking
on the notice will take you to the Attachments page. On the Attachments page
you can click on the file name to open the attachment or you can click on the
round 
button
and then click on the Download button to save the attached file to your computer
(virus check any downloaded attachments).
On the next to last
message line: Button for Reply,
Forward, Quote, Download, and Close. 
Reply
Reply takes you to the Compose message page with the Subject line already filled in with "RE:" and the subject of the message that you are replying to. See the Compose message information in Topic 9 or on the Main Mail Page link.
Forward
Forward takes you to the Compose message page with the Subject line already filled in with "(Fwd)" and the subject of the message that you are forwarding. The Message: text box also has the message number, the date, the author, and the original message. You select the recipients and add your comments before forwarding the message.
Quote
Quote takes you to the Compose message page with the Subject line already filled in with "RE:" and the subject of the message that you are replying to. The Message: text box also has the message number, the date, the author, and the original message. You add your comments before sending the message back to the original author.
Download
Download opens a file download window so that you can open the message, or save the message to your computer, or cancel the download.
Close
The currently opened message will be closed.
On the last message line: Previous and Next icons
The blue pushpin with the
left pointing arrow surrounded by a box
indicates there are more main messages before the current one. If the pushpin
with the left pointing arrow is black and white with no surrounding box
indicates there are no more main messages before the current one (you are at
the first main message).
The yellow envelope with
the left pointing arrow surrounded by a box
indicates there are more follow-on messages before the current one. If the
envelope with the left pointing arrow is black and white with no surrounding box
indicates there are no more follow-on messages before the current one (you
are at the first follow-on message of this main message thread).
The yellow envelope with
the right pointing arrow surrounded by a box
indicates there are more follow-on messages after the current one. If the
envelope with the right pointing arrow is black and white with no surrounding
box
indicates there are no more follow-on messages after the current one (you are
at the last follow-on message of this main message thread).
The blue pushpin with the
right pointing arrow surrounded by a box
indicates there are more main messages after the current one. If the pushpin
with the right pointing arrow is black and white with no surrounding box
indicates there are no more main messages after the current one (you are at
the last main message).
Click on the back arrow
to return to Topic 9.
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Revised January 2005