Help25:Components Messaging Write
From Joomla! Documentation
Components Help Screens
- Components Banners Banners
- Components Banners Clients
- Components Banners Categories
- Components Contacts Contacts
- Components Messaging Inbox
- Components Newsfeeds Feeds
- Components Search
- Components Weblinks Links
- Components Weblinks Categories
- Components Redirect Manager
- Components Finder Manage Indexed Content
- Components Finder Manage Content Maps
- Components Finder Manage Search Filters
- Components Newsfeeds Categories
- Components Newsfeeds Categories Edit
- Components Newsfeeds Feeds Edit
- Components Weblinks Categories Edit
- Components Weblinks Links Edit
- Components Contacts Contacts Edit
- Components Banners Clients Edit
- Components Banners Tracks
- Components Banners Categories Edit
- Components Contacts Categories
- Components Contacts Categories Edit
- Components Messaging Read
- Components Redirect Manager Edit
- Components Finder Manage Search Filters Edit
- Components Joomla Update
- Components Banners Banners Edit
How to Access
Select Components → Messaging → Read Private Messages from the drop-down menu on the back-end of your Joomla! installation, or click the "New" icon in the toolbar of the Read Private Messages screen.
Description
This screen lets you write and send private messages to others with the correct User Group permissions.
Screenshot
Details
- Recipient. The recipient of the message. Click on the "Change User" button to open the pop-up, and then, from the list of names, select the user to whom you wish to send the message.
- Subject. The subject of the message. Just like the subject of an email, it helps if this is a short description of the message body.
- Message. The body text of the message. Just like the body text of an email, it helps if the message is meaningful and kept relatively short.
Toolbar
At the top right you will see the toolbar:
The functions are:
- Send. Sends the message. Note that the Recipient, Subject and Message fields cannot be blank.
- Cancel/Close. Closes the current screen and returns to the previous screen without saving any modifications you may have made.
- Help. Opens this help screen.
Related Information
- Further information about Inbox messages: Private messages - Inbox
- Further information about Reading messages: Private messages - Read