Seesaw Messages provide the option to both hide and archive message threads from the inbox.
Hiding messages
- Anyone can hide a message thread.
- Messages are hidden only from the inbox of the user who has hidden it.
- Hidden messages can be unhidden at any time.
Archiving messages
- Messages are automatically archived when classes are archived and can be viewed by following the below steps.
- Teacher owners and school admins can archive a thread.
- This hides the thread and turns off replies for everyone.
- Archived messages can be unarchived at any time.
Hiding Message Threads
To hide a message
- tap on the 3 dots menu (or long press on mobile) on an individual message thread in the inbox.
- Select Hide message thread.
To unhide a message
- tap the All Messages dropdown
- Select the Archived & Hidden filter.
- Select the message you want to view.
- Tap Show message thread.
- The message will now be visible in the inbox.
Note: Any new messages sent to a “hidden” thread will bring the message thread back into the inbox.
Archiving Message Threads
Note: messages are automatically archived when classes are archived.
To archive a message thread
- tap on the 3 dots info panel within a thread (or long press on mobile).
- Select the red Archive Announcement button.
- Members on a thread that has been archived by a teacher owner or administrator will receive a notification that the messages were archived.
To view and unarchive an archived message thread
If messages are missing from your inbox from a class being archived, or if for any other reason you want to retrieve an archived message thread, follow these steps:
- tap the All Messages dropdown.
- Select the Archived & Hidden filter.
- Select the message you want to view.
- To unarchive the message, tap on the 3 dots info panel within a thread (or long press on mobile).
- Tap the blue Unarchive Announcement button.