The email tool in WebCT has fairly standard features such as Inbox, Outbox, Compose Message, Reply, Forward, and Attach File. However, email cannot be sent from outside email accounts like AOL, Hotmail, Earthlink, etc. into WebCT. Basically the WebCT Email function is encapsulated in WebCT.
There are two options for viewing your messages about which you should be aware:
- The default is set to only show the unread messages in any mailbox. You can change that by clicking the All button.
- Another default is to display the message in chronological order, but you may choose instead to display messages threaded by subject by clicking the Threaded button.
Two other differences from other types of email programs to note include:
- To address an email to a classmate or the instructor, use the Browse button and select his or her name from the list.
- To format your email with color, different font sizes, lists of items, or even data tables, you can select the HTML Editor button.
