The Email tool allows you to send email from within BeachBoard. All emails sent from BeachBoard will be sent by beachboard-notify@csulb.edu.
Click Classlist from the course navigation bar to access the Email tools
To Email Everyone in the Course
In Classlist, click the Email Everyone on this tab area.
Add your email address to the "To" field.
Type a Subject and compose a message in the text box.
Attach a file (optional). Attachment size limit is approximately 5 MB.
Click Send.
To Email Selected Users in a Course
Select the checkbox next to the users' names.
Click the "Email Selected Users in a New Window" icon.
Add your email address to the "To" field.
Type a Subject and compose a message in the text box.
Attach a file (optional). Attachment size limit is approximately 5 MB.
Click Send.
To Email a Single User
In the Classlist, click a user's name directly.
Type a Subject and compose a message in the text box.
Attach a file (optional). Attachment size limit is approximately 5 MB.
Click Send.
Receiving and Replying to email sent through BeachBoard
When receiving an email sent from BeachBoard, the "From" email address will read "beachboard-notify@csulb.edu on behalf of Firstname Lastname <sender's preferred email address>;" however, this is not an authentic email address. It is an alias and utilized for privacy purposes.
When you click "Reply" from an email sent from BeachBoard, the authentic email address (the sender's preferred email address) will populate the "To" field.
If you reply to an email by copying and pasting the beachboard-notify@csulb.edu address, the recipient will not receive your email.