Sending email from the D2L Classlist

1. Click on [Classlist] in the main navigation bar
2. Click on “ Email everyone on this tab” above the box that contains the user
   names.* The icon looks like an envelope with a blue star in the corner. 
3. In the popup “Compose New Message” window, type the subject of the email in the [Subject:] text box
4. Type the body of your email in the [Message:] text box
5. OPTIONAL: Click [Browse] to include a file as an attachment. (a. A second popup window will appear. b. Find the desired file and select by clicking on it. c. The second popup window will disappear.)
6. Click on [send]

Important: D2L does NOT have a “sent mail” folder, so we recommend you also send yourself a copy!


*Potential Problem Sending Email to Many Recipients 
Large-enrollment classes may exceed the 4100-character limit in the address fields. 

Problem: If you attempt to send an email message to a large number of recipients from within the D2L, the message may not be sent to all of the recipients. There is a limit of 4100 characters for the string of email addresses (strung together with a semicolon separator) in each of the "To:", "Cc:", and "Bcc:" fields in the email composer interface. This typically imposes a limit of 100 to 200 recipients per message sent, depending upon the lengths of the email addresses.

Workaround: Send the email message from the Classlist to only one page of students at a time by checking "Select all rows" and then selecting the "E-mail selected users in a new window on this page" icon.

D2L 9.2.1 SP3 – September 2011

How to email students from different sections enrolled in ONE D2L cours site

How do I email students from different sections of ONE D2L course site.

Scenario: I want to be able to email students from individual lab sections. Thus, I would not want to email everyone on the lab, but rather just students in a particular lab section.

Click Email from the navigation bar
Click the Address Bookicon from the Message List page

You can filter and view your Address Book contacts in the same way as messages in the Message List. For example, the Filter by feature allows you to quickly sort and view your contacts by specific group or section enrollment.

Click the down arrow to the Filter by drop-down menu and select the section that students are enrolled.
Click the To, Cc, Bcc links to add the address (students emails) for your message in the To, Cc, Bcc fields, as applicable.
Click the Add Recipients button.
Enter a subject line, if desired.
Type your message in the message area.
Browse and add any attachments, if applicable.
Click the Spell Check icon.
Click Send.

Emailing Groups in D2L

1. Log into D2L and click on the course title

2. Click on [Classlist]

3. Click on the [Students] tab

4. At the "View by" prompt, click the dropdown menu and select [Groups]

5. To the right of "View by: Groups", click the dropdown menu and select one of your sections or groups

6. Click on [Apply]

7. Above the list of names, on the right, click on the dropdown menu to select "200 per page" (or the largest number possible)

8. Above the list of names, on the left, click in the small box to select all the names in the list

9. Above the list of names, click the small envelope icon to email the students in this section or group


Don't forget to copy yourself on your email, since D2L doesn't have a "sent" folder.

FAQ: How do I send e-mail?

FAQ: Why did the dropped students in the group appear in the email list?

Faculty: A student in a group informed me that when she went to email the members of her group, the email went to FIVE students, not three. I checked, and see that the email went to two students who are no longer in the class -- they dropped. But I don't see them in the groups enrollment page.

This is a known issue:
http://kb.wisc.edu/luw/page.php?id=8199

A workaround is to send email from the Classlist. Filter the Classlist to show the desired group and then click "Email everyone on this tab." Your email message will be sent to the proper recipients.

Sending an email

https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/groups/sa/ltc/public/D2L%20instructor%20help%20files/Email.pdf