The Email tool allows you to send email from within Connect. You can also organize received mail using folders and store email addresses using the Address Book.
From the navbar, click Email.

Where can I find my Instructor's email?

Some good places to find your instructor's email address are:

Your Unit Study Guide. This may be posted in the Content tool in Connect on the Overview page
The Classlist tool in Connect
An introductory announcement on the unit homepage

I am unable to login to my school email portal (not Brightspace), what do I do?

If you are unable to log in to your school email portal, contact your institution's Help Desk.

Why can I only see some emails in my inbox?

If you know you have more emails than you can see on the page:

Ensure the email filter is not restricting the emails you are seeing. From the Filter By list, select All Messages.
You might have multiple pages for your email. Make sure to look through all pages and/or expand the number of emails that appear per page.

I get a "Not Authorized" error trying to access my Email, what do I do?

From the navbar, click on your Message Alerts (envelope icon). Do you see this message?
You must complete the following quizzes for alerts to be enabled: {Quiz Name}
Once you complete the quiz detailed in the message alert, you will be able to access your email - while the quiz is in progress, your email access is disabled by your instructor.

I cannot access my email inbox, I can only send emails

Your institution has send-only email enabled. You cannot receive emails in Brightspace.

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