1. Go to Dashboard

Click on Compose tab inside the messaging dashboard.

2. Choose Recipient

Start typing a name in the To field – suggestions appear. Admins can message anyone, regular users can contact admins & MIC members.

3. Write & Send

Add a subject, your message (optional attachment), then click Send Message. Instant delivery!

📬 Inbox overview

Unread messages are highlighted. Click any message to open it fully.

• Reply – answer directly
• Forward – share with another user
• Delete – remove from inbox

✅ Mark as read / unread

Keep track of what you’ve seen. Use the action icons inside each message.

Press R on keyboard to quickly reply when viewing a conversation.

📨 Sent tab

Every message you’ve ever sent, with read receipts ✓✓. You can resend or delete any message.

👥 Contacts

See everyone you talked to: online/offline status, number of unread messages, and last message preview. Click a contact to jump directly into conversation.

⚙️ Your Settings

• Enable/disable email notifications
• Daily or weekly digest of all new messages
• Quiet hours (e.g. 22:00 – 08:00) – no alerts during night
• Choose messages per page (10, 20, 50…)

🔕 Notification preferences

By default you receive email for every message. Change it in Settings tab to reduce noise or get a daily summary.

🗑️ Delete & clean up

✔️ Delete single messages (trash icon)
✔️ Delete entire conversation with a contact
✔️ Bulk actions: select multiple messages, then “Mark as read”, “Delete”, etc.

🚫 Block a user

If you no longer wish to receive messages from someone, you can block them from the contacts dropdown menu. (Admins can unblock later.)