You have the Email tool homepage open. Here,

1. There are two ways to do this:
   1. Click the button To (optional: If you wish to add recipients in CC or BCC, press the button Add CC or BCC)
      or
   2. Click the button Address Book

A window pops up where you will select the recipients.

3. Click the Selectbox by the name of the students you want to add to the email. If you wish to add all click the Selectbox at the top of the column.
4. If during step 1, you chose to use the Address Book button, then you will need to click either To, Cc, or Bcc in blue letters located just above the table to add the recipients (they will appear in the field To or Cc or Bcc above the table).

5. Click the blue button Add Recipients

The pop up window closes and you will land again on the Compose New Message page. The recipients you selected will appear in the field To or Cc or Bcc (as you selected).

The subject of an email drafted via Brightspace will start with the Course name (example: Beginner's course > ). This is to make it easier for the recipients to distinguish from which course they received the email since it is send via a generic Brightspace email (your name <[email protected]>)

In the body of the email you can add text, links, images. For more on the text editor please visit: How to use the Editor.

To personalise the message you can use replace strings.

You can also add Attachments to your email by uploading files from your PC, or Manage Files, or add existing activities via Choose Existing button.  Additionally you can Record a Video or Audio message and attach it to the email.

You can set up a signature for emails sent via Brightspace. In the Compose New Message page

1. Click Settings in the upper right corner

2. In the new window use the text editor to draft the signature
3. Click Save

Once you set up everything click the blue button Send at the top of the Compose New Message page.

Now you know how to send an email via Email tool in Brightspace!