How do I add new people to an existing conversation in the Inbox?

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You can add people to an existing thread in the Inbox.

If your recipient list contains more than 100 users, your message will automatically be sent as individual messages to each user.

Note: When adding users to an existing conversation, you cannot change the course or the subject line.

00:07: How do I add new people to an existing conversation? 00:11: In global navigation click the inbox link 00:15: In the inbox filter select an existing conversation. 00:19: Locate the message thread and click the reply icon. 00:23: Start to type a name in the text field or click the address book icon to filter 00:27: by users or course groups. 00:30: Locate the individual and select his or her name names are sorted by 00:34: last name. To navigate back to the address book. 00:37: Click the address book button. To exit the course roster menu, 00:42: press return on a Mac keyboard or enter on 00:46: a PC keyboard. 00:48: Verify you added the correct person. 00:51: Enter reply in the text field. 00:54: Then click the send button. 00:57: The link will update the total number of people involved in the conversation. 01:01: Newly added participants will be able to read and comment on the entire conversation 01:06: even the messages that were posted before they were added. 01:11: This guide covered how to add new people to an existing conversation.

Open Inbox

In Global Navigation, click the Inbox link.

Select Conversation

In the Inbox filter, select an existing conversation.

Reply to Conversation

Locate the message thread and click the Reply icon.

Add Recipients

Start to type a name in the text field [1], or click the Address Book icon [2] to filter by users or course groups.

Use Address Book

Locate the individual and select his or her name [1]. Names are sorted by last name.

To navigate back to the address book, click the Address Book button [2].

To exit the course roster menu, press Return (on a MAC keyboard) or Enter (on a PC keyboard).

Verify Recipient

Verify you added the correct person.

Send Message

Enter a reply in the text field [1]. Then click the Send button [2].

View Message

The link will update the total number of people involved in the conversation.

Newly added participants will be able to read and comment on the entire conversation, even the messages that were posted before they were added.