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--- master:admin_message [2017/08/15 15:17] – [Adding a New Message] Scott Cunliffe
+++ master:admin_message [2025/01/21 22:07] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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-====== Overview ======
+====== Message List ======
-The message list allows administrators to broadcast messages to users which display when they login.  These messages also can be configured with general responses to gain quick feedback from Users
+The message list allows administrators to broadcast messages to users which display when they login.  These messages also can be configured with general responses to gain quick feedback from Users.
-===== Message List =====
+===== Manage Message List =====
 To access the message list click ''Administration'' -> ''Message List'' from the main menu.
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 Right-clicking in the Message List provides three operations:
-  * **[[#Properties]]**: Launches the Edit Message Window. This can also be done by double-clicking on a message.
+  * **[[#Editing A Message|Properties]]**: Launches the Edit Message Window. This can also be done by double-clicking on a message.
-  * **[[#Add]]**: Launches the New Message Window. This can also be done by hitting the Insert key on the keyboard.
+  * **[[#Add]]**: Launches the New Message Window. This can also be done by pressing the Insert key on the keyboard.
-  * **[[#Refresh]]**: Refreshes the Message List to display the most up-to-date information. This can also be done by hitting the F5 key on the keyboard.
+  * **[[#Refresh]]**: Refreshes the Message List to display the most up-to-date information. This can also be done by pressing the F5 key on the keyboard.
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-==== Properties ====
-Right-click on a message in the Message List and select ''Properties'' to open up the **Edit Message** window.
-Under the ''Message Details'' tab the fields **Subject**, **Response**, **Expiry Date** and **Message** can modified.  The Message ID is automatically created and cannot be modified by the user.
-{{:master:tapemaster_message_right_edit.png}}
-Users to receive the message can be chosen from the ''Selected Users'' tab.  Select the user/s and press the spacebar to select or de-select the users that will receive the message.  User responses (if any), along with the time and date, are also displayed
-{{:master:tapemaster_message_right_users.png}}
 ==== Adding a New Message ====
 To add a new message to the **Message List**:
-Right-click in the Message List and select ''Add'' or hit the Insert key on the keyboard.
+Right-click in the Message List and select ''Add'' or press the Insert key on the keyboard.
 The **New Message** window is comprised of four modifiable fields:
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-Click Save to add the message.
+Click **Save** to add the message.
-==== Broadcasting to Users, Viewing User Responses, and Editing Messages ====
+==== Editing A Message ====
+Right-click on a message in the Message List and select ''Properties'' to open up the **Edit Message** window.
+Under the ''Message Details'' tab the fields **Subject**, **Response**, **Expiry Date** and **Message** can be modified.  The Message ID is automatically created and cannot be modified by the user.
+{{:master:tapemaster_message_right_edit.png}}
+Users to receive the message can be chosen from the ''Selected Users'' tab.  Select the user/s and press the spacebar to select or de-select the users that will receive the message.  User responses (if any), along with the time and date, are also displayed.
+{{:master:tapemaster_message_right_users.png}}
+<- master:advanced|Advanced ^ desktop:master|Introduction ^ ->
-To launch the Edit Message window, double-click a message in the Message List or right-click a message and select "Properties".
-{{image}}
-The Edit Message window is very similar to the New Message window, except a Selected Users tab has been added. The Selected Users tab displays information on which Users have responded to the message and what their responses were.
-To select which Users will receive the message, select their User-IDs and hit the Spacebar.
-Once a User is selected, the message will display on startup:
-{{image}}