Like the rest of the University, WBS uses Microsoft's Office 365 service for its staff email system.

Getting Connected:

• Create an Outlook Profile (set up Outlook on your computer)
• Log into Outlook Web Access (OWA)
• Connect your mobile device (e.g. iPhone, iPad or Android)
• Connect a different email client such as Thunderbird or Apple Mail

Key skills:

• Setting the recommended WBS email signature
• Set an Out of Office message - Automatic Reply
• Sharing your calendar
• Sharing email folders
• Retracting messages

Resource accounts and "proxy" access:

• Access and use a shared (resource) account
• Requesting and managing access to shared accounts

Other useful information

• Exporting your email from Outlook 2010
• Importing email into Outlook 2010
• Setting an expiry date on your email
• Get a Chrome extension for Web Access
• Sending large files
• Microsoft Outlook 2010 Basics (login required)
• Microsoft Outlook 2010 Basics - Shortcuts (login required)
• Email best practice
• Change the conversation view in the OWA (webmail)
• Mail Merge instructions

Benefits of Office 365:

• 25 GB mailbox
• Common university-wide system
• Easy access from a range of mobile devices (e.g. iPhones and Android devices