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====== Accessing Your Mailbox ======
===== G-Mail =====
[[https://support.google.com/mail/answer/8494?hl=en&ref_topic=7065107&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&oco=1|Here]] is a link from google about how to access your G-Mail.
===== Outlook =====
**Disclaimer: This information is kept here for legacy users.  The university G-Mail should be used for all correspondence moving forward.**

If you do not have Office on your PERSONAL computer, you can get obtain it for free from the University of Maryland through [[http://terpware.umd.edu|Terpware]].
If you need it installed on your DEPARTMENTAL computer, please e-mail [[mailto:econsupport@umd.edu|econsupport@umd.edu]].

  - Open Microsoft Outlook.
  - From the top menu of the main window, select **File** >> **Info** >> **Add Account**. If you haven't opened Outlook before, this step will automatically be skipped.{{ :wiki:OutlookAddAccount0.png?800 |}}
  - A new prompt should pop up. Input your information and click **Next**. {{ :wiki:OutlookAddAccount1.png?800 |}}
  - Outlook will begin to automatically set up your new mailbox for you.  {{ :wiki:OutlookAddAccount2.png?800 |}}
  - It will now ask you to confirm your credentials with the system. Click **More Choices**. Click **Use Another Account** and input your %%ECON\username%% and password, and check **Remember my credentials**. //%%NOTE: You must input **ECON\** before your username so that it authenticates correctly.%%//{{ :wiki:OutlookAddAccount3.png?800 |}}
  - Your account is now configured! Click **Finish** to access your inbox. {{ :wiki:OutlookAddAccount4.png?800 |}}

If you are asked to restart outlook during the setup, go ahead and restart it.  As always, if you are provided with a credential window, change it from %%username@econ.umd.edu%% to %%ECON\username%%.

If you run into any errors during the previous steps, uninstall groupwise (if you still have it on your computer), uninstall outlook, re-install outlook, and follow steps 1-6.  If that still doesn't work, please e-mail support@econ.umd.edu and provide the error message you received.

==Browser (Outlook OWA)==
  - Open any browser, click in the Address Bar and type the URL %%https://econ.umd.edu/owa%%.
  - You will see the logon screen. Enter your ECON username and password and click "Sign in".{{: wiki:Owa_1.png?600 |}}

==Mobile Device (iPod / iPhone / Android)==
This tutorial will show you how to access ECON email using your mobile phone.

After opening the email application, to set up a new account:

===== iOS =====
  - Go to the Settings application, then select the "Mail" subsection.
  - Select "New Account"
  - Select "Exchange Server"
  - Input your ECON account information into the fields required.
  - Accept any certificate warnings.
  - The autocompletion should fail, and will now ask you to put in your information manually.
    - For SERVER, input **econ.umd.edu**
    - For Domain, input **ECON**
  - Once all the fields have been input, click save.
  - All fields should pass (you should see a check mark), indicating your account has been set up.

===== Android =====
  - Choose other / corporate email account.
  - Enter email and password.
  - Choose exchange as the account type.
  - Put 'ECON' as the domain (Could  be separate field, or combined with username field e.g. 'ECON\<username>')
  - Mark the check box labeled accept all ssl certificates.
  - Click yes / ok for any errors or warnings.
  - Mark any settings you want activated.
  - Click finish.