Annotation of loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Distribute_Messages.tex, revision 1.5
1.3 albertel 1: \label{Distribute_Messages}
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1.4 riegler 3: You can send individualized messages to your students in one go. To this end
4: create a file with the following format:
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6: username1@domain1: text
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8: username2@domain2: text
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10: username3@domain1: text\\
11: For example:
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1.2 webbsuza 13: kjohnson123@msu: You received B- on your midterm
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1.2 webbsuza 15: gsmith98765@msu: Please stop by during office hours so we can discuss your
1.4 riegler 16: grade
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1.2 webbsuza 18: cblack567891@msu: Congratulations, you received an A on your midterm\\
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1.4 riegler 20: To distribute such messages to your students:
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22: \begin{enumerate}
23: \item Select \textbf{Messages} on the Inline Menu or
24: \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{com}
25: \textbf{Send and display messages} on the Main Menu.
26: \item At the \textbf{Communication/Messages} screen, select
27: \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{fromfile}
28: \textbf{New Messages from File}.
29: \item On the \textbf{Broadcast Message} screen provide a subject and a general message text to be sent to all recipients.
30: \item Click on \fbox{Browse ...} and select the file containing individualized messages you have previously created on your computer.
1.5 ! riegler 31: \item If this is a "critical message," select "Send as critical message,"
! 32: see \ref{Course_Critical_Message}.
1.4 riegler 33: \item Click \textbf{Upload and Send}.
34: \end{enumerate}
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