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Private Messages: Write

Description

The Private Messages: Write page is used to send private messages to others with the correct user group permissions.

Common Elements

Some elements of this page are covered in separate Help articles:

How to Access

  • Select Users → Messaging → Private Messages → + icon from the Administrator menu. Or...
  • Select Users → Messaging → Private Messages and then select the New button in the Private Messages Toolbar.

Screenshot

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Form Fields

  • Recipient The recipient of the message. Use the Select User icon to open a popup and then select the user to whom you wish to send a message.
  • Subject The subject of the message. Just like the subject of an email, it helps if this is a short description of the message body.
  • Message The body text of the message. Just like the body text of an email, it helps if the message is meaningful and kept relatively short.