How do I find someone to message?
For all Remind users.
If you want to send a message to someone in Remind, there are a few ways to find them. You can send them a new message, or you can reply to a message they sent you.
This article contains the following sections:
- Find a person to message from a class
- Find a person to message from the composer
- Find a person to message from All conversations
- Reply to a message
Find a person to message from a class
If the class owner allows messaging between class participants, you can search for a person and send them a message from within the class. If you have admin access to a school, you can also locate an individual by searching their name, phone number, or email address on the school’s People list.
Web
- Click on the class.
- Go to the People dashboard.
- Search for the person you wish to message, either by the search bar or the list below, and click on their name.
- Click the blue Message button. You’ll be directed to your conversation with that person, where you can compose and send your message.
If the Message button is faded out it means you cannot message that person either because the class owner or school admin does not allow participant messaging, or the person has opted out of messaging.
Find a person to message from a class
iOS/Android app
- Tap the three-line menu
to view New Message and your Class list.
- Tap New Message.
- Select the type of message you’d like to send. Announcements go to everyone in a class or school, conversations go to one person or multiple people where everyone can see the replies.
- Select from the list or search
for the recipient(s).
- Compose and send your message.
Find a person to message from the composer
You can click New message and find an individual using the search bar there.
Find a person to message from All conversations
Web
Find a person to message from All conversations
iOs/Android App
Reply to a message
Note: Replies to messages are only allowed if the sender has enabled replies. If replies are not enabled for the sender, you’ll see a message indicating replies are off below the latest message in the class. If you’re responding by text or email and replies are disabled, your message simply will not be delivered.
If replies are allowed in your class, there are a few different ways to reply to a message.
If you receive a class-wide or school-wide announcement and you reply to it, your reply will only be seen by the sender of the message.
If you're in a group conversation with multiple individuals from the same organization, everyone will see all replies in the group.
Notice that the empty message composer will indicate your recipients, so you can confirm who you’re messaging before you begin typing.
Web and App
To reply to a message on the web, use the Messages tab from the Class list.
Reply to a message
Text
You can reply to a text message in Remind like a regular text. Your reply will be sent to the sender via the method they’ve chosen to receive messages.
Reply to a message
When you receive an email alerting you about a message you received, simply reply to the email and your message will be sent to the receiver in the method they’ve chosen to receive messages. You will see that the email address in unique to the conversation, routing it back to the sender. If replies are not enabled for your message, your reply will not go through.