--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Distribute_Messages.tex 2007/08/07 21:29:16 1.3 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Distribute_Messages.tex 2010/08/20 09:12:07 1.4 @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ \label{Distribute_Messages} -Create a file with the specified format to send to your students: +You can send individualized messages to your students in one go. To this end +create a file with the following format: username1@domain1: text @@ -12,10 +13,24 @@ For example: kjohnson123@msu: You received B- on your midterm gsmith98765@msu: Please stop by during office hours so we can discuss your -grade on your midterm +grade cblack567891@msu: Congratulations, you received an A on your midterm\\ -You can choose to send this type of message as critical. +To distribute such messages to your students: + +\begin{enumerate} +\item Select \textbf{Messages} on the Inline Menu or +\includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{com} +\textbf{Send and display messages} on the Main Menu. +\item At the \textbf{Communication/Messages} screen, select +\includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{fromfile} +\textbf{New Messages from File}. +\item On the \textbf{Broadcast Message} screen provide a subject and a general message text to be sent to all recipients. +\item Click on \fbox{Browse ...} and select the file containing individualized messages you have previously created on your computer. +\item If this is a "critical message," select "send as critical message" or "send as a +critical message and return receipt," see \ref{Course_Critical_Message}. +\item Click \textbf{Upload and Send}. +\end{enumerate}