Step 1. Log in to Canvas 


Step 2. Click the ‘Inbox’ button on the left hand side 

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Step 3. Click on the button labeled all courses and change the ‘all courses’ to the respective course of the person you wish to contact 

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Step 4. Click the pencil button on the right hand side of your screen 

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Step 5. Next to the ‘To’ Type in the name of the teacher you would like to message. 

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Step 6. Put in a subject and message related to your topic. Also make sure the ‘Send an individual message to each recipient’ box is checked 

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Step 7. Press the ‘Send’ button 

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Issue/Product 

Directions on how to send a Canvas Message

Version # 

2.0

Solution or Work-around 

Solution