Using Canvas inbox to email my student's teacher

In the Global Navigation bar on the left, choose Inbox.

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Filter your messages by course or group [1] and type [2]. Filtering by type lets you filter messages by Inbox, Unread, Starred, Sent, Archived, and Submission Comments. You can compose a message at any time using the compose icon [3].You can also search for conversations by user in the Search by user field [4].

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Once you have selected a conversation, you can use the other options in the toolbar to:

1. Reply to a conversation

2. Reply-all to a conversation

3. Archive a conversation

4. Delete a conversation

5. Forward, mark a conversation as read or unread, and star conversations

Tap a course name.

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Tap the message icon in the lower right corner.

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The course instructor's name automatically displays in the To field [1]. You can add or remove recipient(s) by tapping the Recipients icon [2]. 
The subject of the message displays automatically. Edit the subject content, by tapping the Subject field [3]. 
To compose your message, tap the Message field [4].
To attach a file to your message, click the Attach icon [5].

Tap the Send button (next to the Attach button) when

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Tap a course name.

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Tap the message icon in the lower right corner.

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The course instructor's name automatically displays in the To field [1]. You can add or remove recipient(s) by tapping the Recipients icon [2]. 
The subject of the message displays automatically. Edit the subject content, by tapping the Subject field [3].
To compose your message, tap the Message field [4]. 
To attach a file to your message, click the Attach icon [5].

Tap the Send button (next to the Attach button) when done.

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