Cleaning Up Your Canvas Inbox

Is there an easy way to clean up my Canvas inbox?

As the volume of messages grows, your inbox will slow down. Here is an easy method to archive, delete, mark as read or unread, or star multiple messages in any of the folders (e.g. Inbox, Sent, Archived, Submissions Comments):

SELECTION METHODS

  • Pick and choose individual selections: press and hold the command key (Mac) or the control key (Windows) while clicking each message you want to select. Note: You can also use the same key command to deselect a message.
  • Select all messages: click the command + A keys (Mac) or the control + A keys (Windows).
  • Select a range of messages: click the first message you want to select, hold down the Shift key, and then click the last message you want to select. All messages between the first and the last messages will be selected.

ACTION TO BE PERFORMED

  • Click the 'Archive' symbol  to move the selected group of items to your archive folder
  • Click the 'Delete' symbol to perform a mass delete of items previously selected
  • Click the Gear symbol ('More options') to perform a mass 'Mark as read/unread' or mass 'Star' of the selected items

How can I adjust my notifications for the communications throughout my course?
Visit this article to learn more about how you can adjust your notification settings.

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