--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Distribute_Messages.tex	2006/08/07 18:05:54	1.2
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Distribute_Messages.tex	2016/08/20 17:48:11	1.6
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-\label{Distribute_Messages.tex}
+\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'', 
+ see \ref{Course_Critical_Message}. 
+\item Click \textbf{Upload and Send}.
+\end{enumerate}