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Introduction


 Quickmail allows teaching staff to send a message to individual students, a selection of students, or to specific groups that may have been created within the course eg. Seminar group A. It adds a link to a tool that has a check box list of all students in the course, and a mail composition text area – staff (or students, if permitted) can select who they want to send the message to from the list. 


Adding The Block


1- To add the Quickmail block, go into your course page and turn edit mode on

The edit mode icon which can be found in the top right corner

2- Please click on the left facing arrow head to open the block drawer

The left facing arrow in a red circle and a text box which says open block drawer

3- Click on the add a block 


The add a block option is highlighted in a red circle


4: Scroll-down and select ‘Quickmail’ – the block should now appear on your page

The add a block option list with Quickmail highlighted

5: Example of a Quickmail block





Communicating With Students Via The Quickmail Block

Once the Quickmail block has been added it will appear on your page as shown below. It adds a link to a tool that has a check box list of all students in the course, and a mail composition text area – staff (or students, if permitted) can select who they want to send the message to from the list. It adds a link to a tool that has a check box list of all students in the course, and a mail composition text area – staff (or students, if permitted) can select who they want to send the message to from the list.

 Before you send any emails, you can set up your signature (optional) or configure the settings to suit your needs.


Example of a Quickmail block


Step 1 (Optional): Select ‘Signatures’ in the Quickmail block to add your signature. Add your ‘Title’ and insert a ‘Signature’ in the text editor below. You can also upload a scanned or drawn signature by adding an image. Select ‘Save changes’.


The screen to add a signature with signature title and save highlighted.


Step 2: To compose an email or draft email:

  1. Select ‘Compose new email’ on the Quickmail block.
  2. Select your group or your potential recipients and add them to your selected recipients using the ‘Add’ button.'

The option for adding recipients to an email with the add, remove, add all and remove all options highlighted

3. Once you scroll down you will have the option to add ‘Attachments’ as you would in your email. You can do this using the ‘Drag and drop’ functionality.

4. Enter a ‘Subject’ title and ‘Message’ to mail to your students.

5. You will also have the option to add or not add your signature which you may have set up (step 1).

6. Once you are happy to send your email select ‘Send Email’.

Alternatively you can select ‘Save Draft’ to make changes later on.

The option to upload files , add a subject and message as well as save button for the Quick mail.


 Other links under the Quickmail block

There are other links underneath the Quickmail block which offers options to explore. Please view the subpages below:

View History - view the history of emails which you may have been sent. 

Alternate Emails - add another email.

Configuration - Other links under the Quick Mail Block - learn about other settings you can explore.

Useful resources


  1. View History
  2. Alternate Emails - add another email
  3. Configuration