--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Critical_Message.tex 2002/07/22 16:49:42 1.1 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Critical_Message.tex 2003/08/29 03:04:50 1.5 @@ -1,9 +1,13 @@ +\label{Course_Critical_Message} A ``Critical Message'' is a message that will appear immediately after the -recipient user logs in. The user must acknowlege receipt to continue. +recipient user logs in. The user must acknowledge receipt to continue; it +is not possible to use the rest of LON-CAPA until they do so. + +Only Course Personnel can send Critical Messages. To send a Critical Message, push the \textbf{COM} button on the remote to get to the Communication screen. On each of the message sending -screens (\textbf{Send message to user(s)}, \textbf{Broadcase message +screens (\textbf{Send message to user(s)}, \textbf{Broadcast message to course}, and \textbf{Upload message to course}), there are two checkboxes, \textbf{Send as critical message} and \textbf{Send as critical message and return receipt}. @@ -11,4 +15,4 @@ checkboxes, \textbf{Send as critical mes \textbf{Send as critical message} will send this message as a critical message. \textbf{Send as critical message and return receipt} will send the message as a critical message, but additionally return a -message to you each time a user acknowleges receipt of the message. \ No newline at end of file +message to you each time a user acknowledges receipt of the message.