<h4 id="public-messages" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #f2ebeb;">Public Messages</span></h4><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Bettizens provides ways for you to send a message publicly to another member of the site or network. Members will be notified of public messages by a new message count in the Notifications circle in the upper Toolbar as well as receive email notifications if enabled by said member.</span></p><ol style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Mention the member by using the “at sign” ( @ ) + member username, e.g. @john3204. Mentioning the user can be done anywhere within the Bettizens platform:</span><ul><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Status Update form in the News Feed page, Group Activity page, or on your own profile page</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Activity Stream Comment and/or Reply form</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Forum Topic Post or Reply Post </span></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Click on the Public Message button located below or beside the member’s avatar on his/her profile page. That brings you to your own Activity Status Update form with that member’s username already mentioned. Add your message and click on the Post Update button.</span></li></ol><h4 id="private-messages" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #f2ebeb; font-size: 14pt;">Private Messages</span></h4><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Private Messaging works like an internal platform email. Members can message people on their friends' list as well as reply to received messages. Each member will have their own individual Inbox and Sent messages folders, as well as a, Compose message screen. Members will be notified of new messages by a new message count in their own Messages tab, in the notification circle in the toolbar, as well as receive email notifications of the private message, if enabled.</span></p><h4 id="private-message-screens" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #f2ebeb; font-size: 14pt;">Private Message Screens</span></h4><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Inbox</strong> – Shows the list of Private Message/s sent to you by members of the site. Visible to the logged-in member only. <em>Options</em></span><ul><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Search Messages</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Read Message</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Delete Message</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Bulk Delete Messages – Select Read, Unread, or All Messages</span></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Sent</strong> – Shows the list of Message/s you have sent to other members of the site. Visible to the logged-in member only. <em>Options</em></span><ul><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Search Sent Messages</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Read Sent Message</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Delete Sent Message</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Bulk Delete Sent Messages – Select Read, Unread, or All Messages</span></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Compose</strong> – This shows a form to send messages. Visible to logged-in members only. <em>Input</em></span><ul><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Send To (Username or Friend’s Name) field</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Subject field</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Message field</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Send Message button</span></li></ul></li></ul><h4 id="how-to-send-a-private-message" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #f2ebeb; font-size: 14pt;">How to Send a Private Message</span></h4><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Via member’s Private Message button</strong></span></p><ol style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Go to the member’s profile page</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Click on the Private Message button in the member’s header area and you will be redirected to your Messages &gt; Compose screen</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Member’s username is already entered as the addressee</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Enter the Title of your message</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Enter the content of your message</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Click on the Send Message button</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The logged-in member will be notified about the message via a Notification alert in the Toolbar and via email if enabled.</span></li></ol><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Via your Account navigation in Admin Toolbar</strong></span></p><ol><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Hover over your account Messages &gt; click on Compose and you will be redirected to your Messages &gt; Compose screen</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Enter the username or the display name of your friend</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Enter the Title of your message</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Enter the content of your message</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Click on the Send Message button</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The logged-in member will be notified about the message via a Notification alert in the Toolbar and via email if enabled.</span></li></ol>