Beta feature: The Inbox is a beta feature and subject to change. If you encounter issues or have questions, please contact your administrator or Agilix support.
The Inbox appears only if it has been enabled in your domain.
Buzz's Inbox tools make it easy for students and teachers to communicate right in Buzz. You can open your Inbox by clicking the icon in your toolbar or from the Main menu.
When you have a new message in your Inbox, a badge notification appears on the toolbar Inbox icon.
This article covers how to:
Create a New message and reply to messages
Turn on email notifications for Inbox
Messages sent from the Inbox are subject to data limitations.
Manage your Inbox
You can manage your Inbox with the following tools:
- Filter by course lets you choose to see messages from All courses or only those from a specific course.
- The Folders dropdown lets you review message threads in the following locations:
- Inbox displays all threads with messages you've received.
- Sent displays threads with messages you've sent.
- Starred displays only the threads you have starred.
- Unread displays only threads with messages you haven't seen in them.
- Archive displays your archived threads.
- Use the Archive, Mark read/unread, and Star/Un-star hover tools to manage your threads.
- Archive removes a message thread from your other folders, but does not delete the thread. You are not able to delete message threads.
- You can bulk Archive, Mark read/unread, and Star/Un-star threads by checking the box next to a thread and using the more menu above the Folder field.
- Refresh the screen to see if new messages have been delivered while using the Inbox.
Message thread header
The message thread header includes:
- Details about the messages (Subject, Course, and Recipients).
- If the thread is about an activity's score, a direct link to View grade details is included in the Subject line, so you can view the message in in Grade details with the activity and grading details.
- If the message was sent from the New message tool in an activity, a direct link to the activity is included.
- A Reply button for the thread.
Create a New message and reply to messages
To create a New message:
- Click the New message (paper airplane) button.
- You can choose your teachers from any course in the To field. If you have a course selected in your Filter by course menu,
- Create a Subject that will be displayed in the message header.
- Compose your message.
- Send.
After sending a message, you can review it by opening your Sent folder.
You can Reply to messages by clicking Reply under the last message sent in a thread or clicking the Reply icon in the thread header.
Turn on email notifications for Inbox
You can enable Notifications, so you get an external email letting you know that you've received a message in your Inbox.
