You can communicate with your learners in Brightspace using the Email tool.
To email others using the Email tool
- From your course homepage, click the Message Alerts icon and then click Email.
Figure: Click the Message alerts icon and then click the Email button.
- Compose your message and add any attachments (if applicable).
Figure: Compose your message by filling out the email fields.  | Note: The email message, attachments, and the number of recipients in the To, CC, and BCC fields count towards the email message size and cannot exceed 20MB.
The maximum number of recipients in the To and CC fields is 200; this limit is 3000 for BCC. |
- Click Send.
| Note: If your email has 100 or more recipients, Brightspace processes the email as a background task. You can continue using Brightspace while your email sends. The status of your email is shown in the Sent Mail folder. |
Add and edit an email signature
Add an email signature to your emails to ensure that every message is personal and consistent.
To add an email signature
- On your organizational or course homepage, click the Message alerts icon and click Email.
Figure: Click the Message alerts icon and then click the Email button.
- On the Compose New Message page, click Settings.
Figure: Click the Settings button in the Email tool.
- On the Email Settings page, in the Email Signature field, create your signature using Brightspace Editor.
| Note: The Email Signature field has a maximum character limit of 65,535 characters.
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Figure: Use Brightspace Editor to create your email signature.
- Click Save.
You have created and added your email signature. Your signature appears at the bottom of the field when you compose a new message.
To edit an email signature
- On your organizational or course homepage, click the Message alerts icon and click Email.
Figure: Click the Message alerts icon and then click the Email button.
- On the Compose New Message page, click Settings.
Figure: Click the Settings button in the Email tool.
- On the Email Settings page, in the Email Signature field, change your signature using Brightspace Editor.
Figure: Use Brightspace Editor to change your email signature.
- Click Save.
You have edited your email signature.
FAQ: How do I see the emails I have sent?
To view your sent emails
- From your course homepage, click the Message Alerts icon and then click Email.
Figure: Click the Message alerts icon and then click the Email button.
- Click Sent Mail.
Figure: Click Sent Mail to view your sent emails.
- You can now view your sent emails.