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Outlook

If you do not have Office on your PERSONAL computer, you can get obtain it for free from the University of Maryland through Terpware. If you need it installed on your DEPARTMENTAL computer, please e-mail support@econ.umd.edu.

  1. Open Microsoft Outlook.
  2. 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. OutlookAddAccount0.PNG
  3. A new prompt should pop up. Input your information and click 'Next'. OutlookAddAccount1.PNG
  4. Outlook will begin to automatically set up your new mailbox for you. OutlookAddAccount2.PNG
  5. 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. OutlookAddAccount3.PNG
  6. Your account is now configured! Click 'Finish' to access your inbox. OutlookAddAccount4.PNG

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”. Owa_1.png

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

accessing_mailbox.1536934818.txt.gz · Last modified: 2018/09/14 14:20 by support