Communication

Make the most of Canvas's interactive messaging features

Canvas Inbox

The Inbox is the tool that allows you to send and receive messages in Canvas. You can choose individuals, course users, or groups as message recipients.

By default, you will receive immediate email notifications when others send you messages.

Notifications

Canvas includes a set of default email notification settings turned on for your courses, but you can change these settings.

Contact methods and notification settings are accessed from the Account fly-out menu at the top of Canvas global navigation.

Additional contact methods can be added under Account > Settings where you will find the Ways to Contact sidebar. You may add email addresses and cell phone numbers to receive SMS text messages.

Notifications at the global level and individual course level can be adjusted with a great deal of granularity under Account > Notifications.