How do I privately respond to one individual in a group message as a student?
Even when you are part of a group conversation, you can privately respond to another individual.
Open Inbox
![Open Inbox](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/840/758/original/553ac4ff-da85-4665-9085-c1e3bc849d78.png)
In Global Navigation, click the Inbox link.
Select Conversation
![Select Conversation](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/007/643/184/original/a97f13ca-1ee5-4052-9200-132575b456ad.png)
Select the conversation.
Locate Message
Locate the individual you want to send a private message to. Hover your mouse under the timestamp until you see the Reply icon.
Compose Message
![Compose Message](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/007/643/188/original/1a57fe88-314d-4c64-b23b-5b9220500937.png)
Type a message in the message field [1]. When you are finished, click the Send button [2].
The message will send to the person in the To field and not to everyone else. If you want to reply to everyone, click the settings icon and select reply-all. Or use the reply-all button in the toolbar.