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"Messaging" refers both to  automatic alerts from Moodle about new forum posts, assignment submission notifications etc, and also to  conversations using the instant messaging feature.


==Message alerts==
Unless disabled by the administrator (in Advanced features), teachers, students and other users may send and receive private messages via Moodle. This is in addition to receiving [[Notifications|notifications]] about assignments, forum discussions etc.
*Users can receive message alerts from Moodle in a number of ways and for a number of reasons: users may for instance receive instant messages via the [[Messages block]]; students may be messaged by their course tutor via the [[People block]]; teachers might receive automatic notifications of assignment submissions and admins might receive notification of problems with the site.
*How these messages and others are received can be set by each user from the Messaging link on their Preferences page. Check  boxes allow the user to select how they wish to be notified of incoming messages. See [[Messaging settings]] for more information.


==Instant messaging==
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New messages are highlighted with a number in the messaging menu at the top of the screen:


[[File:NFMessagebutton.png|thumb|Message pop-up]]If enabled for the site, users in Moodle have the option to send each other messages. Messages can be sent from the following places:
[[File:NewMessagingMenu.png|center]]
*as admin in [[Bulk user actions]]
*within a course from ''Navigation > Current course > Participants''
*as any logged in user from the [[Messages block]] or [[Online Users block]]
*a messages button on profile pages enables you to send a message via pop-up box without leaving the page you are on.
* ''(New in 3.1:)'' The message button is now next to the user's picture.
See [[Using Messaging]] for more details.


To set how you receive instant messages, see [[Messaging settings]].
Clicking there displays the new messages, along with the option to send a new message (''1 below''), to mark all as read (''2''), to go to the [[Messaging settings|Preferences page]] ''(3)'' to change how messages are received and ''(4)'' to view all messages.


[[File:NFmessagedelete.png|thumb|left|Deleting messages]]
[[File:NewMessagingFeatures.png|center|thumb|600px]]
 
==Sending messages==
Messages may be sent from a number of locations:
#by clicking 'New Message' from the Message menu as in the screenshot above;
#by clicking the Messages link in the user menu'
#by clicking on a user's name or picture in a course, for example from the Participants link or in a forum thread
#from the [[Messages block]] if available.


==Deleting messages==
==Deleting messages==
Messages may be deleted by clicking the Edit link (''1 below''), selecting a message or messages to delete and then clicking the Delete button under the messages (''2)''. Note that messages are only deleted for that particular user, not others involved in the conversation.


Messages may be deleted from the ''User menu > Messages'' by hovering the cursor over a message and clicking the X. Note that messages are only deleted for that particular user, not others involved in the conversation.
[[File:DeletingMessages.png|center]]


See the screencast [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o90NRGuz7I Messages in Moodle 3.0] for a demonstration.
==Receiving messages==
Along with the number alert at the top of the screen, how messages are received can be configured from the [[Messaging settings|Preferences page]] accessed from the user menu or from the messaging menu.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 10:50, 2 December 2016

Unless disabled by the administrator (in Advanced features), teachers, students and other users may send and receive private messages via Moodle. This is in addition to receiving notifications about assignments, forum discussions etc.

New feature
in Moodle 3.4!

New messages are highlighted with a number in the messaging menu at the top of the screen:

NewMessagingMenu.png

Clicking there displays the new messages, along with the option to send a new message (1 below), to mark all as read (2), to go to the Preferences page (3) to change how messages are received and (4) to view all messages.

NewMessagingFeatures.png

Sending messages

Messages may be sent from a number of locations:

  1. by clicking 'New Message' from the Message menu as in the screenshot above;
  2. by clicking the Messages link in the user menu'
  3. by clicking on a user's name or picture in a course, for example from the Participants link or in a forum thread
  4. from the Messages block if available.

Deleting messages

Messages may be deleted by clicking the Edit link (1 below), selecting a message or messages to delete and then clicking the Delete button under the messages (2). Note that messages are only deleted for that particular user, not others involved in the conversation.

DeletingMessages.png

Receiving messages

Along with the number alert at the top of the screen, how messages are received can be configured from the Preferences page accessed from the user menu or from the messaging menu.

See also