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How to Access[edit]

Select Tools → Read Messages from the drop-down menu on the back-end of your Joomla! installation.

The Private Messaging screen allows you to send messages to other Back-end Joomla! users. You can read, write, send, and delete messages here.

#. An indexing number automatically assigned by Joomla! for ease of reference.
Checkbox. Check this box to select one or more messages. To select all messages, check the box in the column heading. After one or more boxes are checked, click the Delete button in the toolbar to delete the selected messages.
Subject. The Subject line of the message. Click this to view, reply to, or delete the message.
Read. A green tick indicates that the message has been read. A red X indicates that it has not been read.
From. The User who sent the message.
Date. The date and time the message was sent.

Display #. The number of items to display on one page. If there are more items than this number, you can use the page navigation buttons (Start, Prev, Next, End, and page numbers) to navigate between pages. Note that if you have a large number of items, it may be helpful to use the Filter options, located above the column headings, to limit which items display (where applicable).

At the top right you will see the toolbar:

Delete. To delete one or more items, select them and click this button. The selected items will be deleted. Note: only empty items can be deleted.
New. To write a new message, click this button. A window called "Write Private Message" will open as shown below:

To. Select the User you wish to send the message to from the drop-down list box. Note that only Users who are members of the "Super Administrator" group can read private messages.
Subject. The subject of the message.
Message. The body of the message.

Click the Send button in the toolbar to send the message or Cancel to cancel the message.

Settings. To view or change the Private Message Settings, click this button. A window called "Private Messaging Configuration" will open as shown below:

Lock Inbox. If "Yes", the system will not allow any messages to be sent. The default is "No".
Mail me on new Message. If "Yes", the system will send an e-mail to the User when a new message is received. The default is "No".
Auto Purge Messages. The number of days after which to automatically delete messages. The default is 7 days.