Reading Manhattan Messages
Within each module, Manhattan messages are presented as lists of the message subjects. These lists are called the Topic Index and are sorted by the date and time the messages were sent. If the messages are currently sorted from the oldest to the newest, you can reverse the order by clicking on the Reverse Order button (see below). Clicking on the Reverse Order button again will restore the sort order to oldest to newest again.
Throughout Manhattan, red stars 
are used to mark a message that
you have not yet read, or a module or discussion topic that
contains an unread message. A paperclip 
means there is one or more files
attached to a message. Question marks 
appearing as a link next to the
subject of a message can be clicked on to get more
information about the message.
To read a message, click on its subject in the list. The figure below shows a typical message from the Handouts/Notices Module.
Most of the buttons at the top of the message will need no explanation. In the above figure four buttons: Add New Message, Reply, Previous Topic and Next Topic are grayed out. Grayed out buttons do nothing when you click on them; they represent commands that are not available in this context.
As always, the blue arrow means "go back". Always use these buttons instead of the Back button on your web browser.
Did you get my message?
Throughout Manhattan you'll find that the sender of the
message can find out exactly when (or if) the recipients
have opened the message for the first time. This can be
done by clicking on the 
button at the top of the
message. (Clicking on the
next to the subject in the Topic Index has the same
effect). Below is a sample information screen. In addition
a list of recipients, and the time they first opened the
message, you will also get the size, in bytes, of any files
attached to the message.
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If you are not the sender of the message, you do not get the privilege of knowing when others have opened it! Instead you will just get a simpler list of the message's subject, the date and time it was sent, and the sizes of any file attachments. |
