The Email tool allows you to send emails to users in your courses from within the Learning Environment to someone's @uwaterloo.ca email address. No incoming messages are received in Waterloo LEARN, so you do not have an email Inbox in LEARN; these emails are redirected to your uWaterloo email address for you.

Sending an email

  1. Select the Message alerts icon from the navigation that runs along to the top right of your LEARN page.

  2. Select the Email option.

    Email option from the message alerts highlighted.
  3. Click the Compose button.

  4. Populate the To:/Cc:/Bcc: field by clicking the Address Book button.

    Compose New Message window. Send and Save Draft buttons highlighted. Address book highlighted. Attachments option highlighted.
  5. Enter a Subject and compose the Body of your message.

  6. Add any attachments you would like to include with your message.

  7. Click Save as Draft if you would like to finish your message later. If you are finished, click Send.

Sending an email from the Classlist

  1. Select Connect from the course navbar.

  2. Select Classlist.

    Arrow pointing at Classlist from Connect menu.
  3. Search for the user you would like to email, select the check box beside their name and click Email.

    Search bar highlighted. Check box beside users name highlighted. Email option highlighted.
  4. In the Compose New Message window, enter a Subject and compose the Body of your message.

  5. Add any attachments you would like to include with your message.

  6. Click Save as Draft if you would like to finish your message later. If you are finished, click Send.

Finding a sent email

  1. Select the Message alerts icon from the navigation that runs along to the top right of your LEARN page.

  2. Select the Email option.

    Email option from the message alerts highlighted.
  3. On the left-hand side under Folder List, click on the Sent Mail folder.

    Arrow pointing at Sent Mail from Folder List. Filter By All messages highlighted.

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