What you need from us: We will provide you with your new login settings, which will be along the lines of: Email : Password : Display Name : yourname@readeasy.org.uk eg. alice@readeasy.org.uk We will let you know what this via email (NB: the email may come straight from Microsoft themselves so look out for that!). It will either be the password you have specified or a new password we have automatically generated for you. You may be prompted to provide a Display Name on some programs. This is what will show in people s inboxes when you email them, so we recommend using your full name (eg. Alice Ralph) or if your email is a group email then the name of your group (eg. Read Easy Blandford). What you need to do: On the following pages we have provided some guides for how to update your email settings: How to access your email online How to access all of Office 365 online How to set up your email on Outlook on a PC How to set up your email on Outlook on a Mac How to set up your email in Mac Mail How to set up your email on Windows Live How to set your email up on an iphone or ipad How to set your email up on Mozilla Thunderbird Because this is an Exchange email system, on most email programs you should not need to enter any incoming server details etc. It should be automatically picked up. However some systems may not pick it up automatically, in which case the server settings are: Username: Password: yourname@readeasy.org.uk As provided to you Incoming Server Address: outlook.office365.com Port: 993
Connection/Encryption: SSL Outgoing Server Address: smtp.office365.com Port: 587 Connection/Encryption: TLS
How to access your email online On Office 365 you can now log in and access your email online anywhere that you like (much like Hotmail, Yahoo or Gmail), without needing to have any special software on your computer. This is particularly useful if you access your email from multiple computers, or whilst on the go. To do this 1. Go to http://mail.office365.com (Bookmark this!) 2. Sign in with the login details we have sent you (ie. name@readeasy.org.uk / password). 3. Tada! This is your email inbox. Everything should be quite self explanatory, but here is a guide if you need more information: https://support.office.com/en nz/article/getting started in Outlook Web App 0062c7b e f8e3 486e 8b14 5c1f793ceefd How to access all of Office 365 online With Office 365, not only do you have an email account but you also have free access to lots of helpful tools. To find them, go to http://office.microsoft.com and log in. This will take you through to: From here you can click on Mail to access your Read Easy emails. You can also access an online Calendar, and use the free latest versions of Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint online. There are loads of other free tools there too.
How to set up your email on Outlook on a PC Go here for full the official Office 365 instructions: https://support.office.com/en gb/article/set up email in Outlook 2013 or 2010 for Office 365 6e27792a 9267 4aa4 8bb6 c84ef146101b Or follow our instructions 1. Open Outlook 2013 or Outlook 2010. If the Outlook Startup Wizard opens, select Next. On the E mail Accounts page, select Next. 2. If the Wizard didn't open, go to the Outlook toolbar and select the File tab. 3. Select Add Account. (NB: if you are using an old version of Outlook then it may look slightly different to the images above! Just to go File > Add Acount in the menu) 4. On the Auto Account Setup page, enter your name, e mail address (eg. alice@readeasy.org.uk ), and the Password we have given you. Then select Next. 5. Select Finish. 6. Your new email account should now appear in Outlook.
How to set up your email on Outlook on a Mac 1. If this is your first time opening Outlook for Mac, then you should see the setup page (below), click Add Account. 2. However, if you already use Outlook for Mac then this Setup page probably won t show. Instead, go to Tools > Accounts > Add an account (or the + button). 3. Click Exchange or Office 365 to add your Readeasy email account.
4. Enter your account information (ie. name@readyeasy.org.uk and your password) and click Add Account. Make sure that Configure automatically is ticked.
How to set up your email in Mac Mail 1. Open Mail, and then do one of the following: 1. If you've never set up any email accounts using Mail, the Welcome to Mail page will appear. Go to step 2. 2. If you've already created email accounts using Mail, on the Mail menu, click Preferences. On the Accounts tab, click the plus sign (+) at the bottom of the navigation pane to open the Add Account window. 2. In the Welcome to Mail or Add Account window: 1. In the Full Name box, enter the name you want to display to people you send email to. 2. In the Email Address box, enter your primary email address. 3. In the Password box, enter the password for your email account, and then click Continue. 4. The Mail program will use the information you entered in the previous step to try to set up your email account automatically. 3. If the Mail program was able to set up your account automatically, in the Account Summary dialog box, under Also set up, select the additional options you want to set up for the account. These are extra (optional) features that sync with your email account. 1. If you want to use the Address Book program, select Address Book contacts. 2. If you want to use the ical calendar program, select ical calendars. 4. After you've selected the options you want, click Create. You re done! 5. If the Mail program wasn't able to set up your account automatically, wait a few minutes, and then repeat these steps.
How to set up your email on Windows Live 1. Go to Tools > Accounts. 2. Click on Email 3. Fill out the box with your email account settings (ie. name@readeasy.org.uk and the password we have given you). 4. If you have the option to Manually configure settings then make sure this is not ticked. This should help you automatically set up 5..however, if you are prompted to fill out the server settings then please use the settings on Page 2 of this document.
How to set your email up on an iphone or ipad 1. Tap on the Settings app. Go to Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Accounts > Add account > Email. 2. In the Add Account page, tap Exchange. 3. Enter your full email address, for example alice@readeasy.org.uk, and the password we have provided you with, and then tap Next. 4. The device should find your account automatically, in which case you re done! 5. However if the device can't find your settings, you need to add them. Enter outlook.office365.com, and then add your Username (email) and Password. This is the same username and password you use for your email. 6. By default, Mail, Contacts, and Calendar information are synchronized. Tap Save. 7. If you're prompted to create a passcode, tap Continue and type a numeric passcode. If you're prompted and don't set up a passcode, you can't view this account on your device. You can also set up a passcode later in your settings. 8. NB: If you get a time out message, your password or other information might be incorrect. Retype the information, and then try again. NB: You might need to need to wait ten to fifteen minutes after you set up your account before you can send or receive email.
How to set your email up on Mozilla Thunderbird 1. Open Mozilla Thunderbird. 2. On the Tools menu, click Account Settings. 3. On the Account Settings page, under Account Actions, click Add Mail Account. 4. In the Mail Account Setup dialog box, do the following: 1. In the Your Name box, enter the name that you want to appear on the "From" line in your outgoing messages (eg. Alice Ralph) 2. In the Email Address box, enter your Read Easy email address. 3. In the Password box, enter your password. Click Continue if you're using a Windows computer or click Next if you're using a Mac. Thunderbird will try to find the settings you need to configure for your account. 5. In theory it should connect to your new account and you are then complete. Hooray! However if it doesn t then follow the following steps 6. If you see the message: "Thunderbird failed to find the settings for your email account" then do the following: 7. The IMAP check box, next to Incoming, is selected by default and is recommended. In the Server hostname box, enter the name of your incoming server. If you re connecting to your Office 365 email, the IMAP or POP server name is outlook.office365.com. 8. Leave the Port option set to Auto. Leave the SSL and Authentication options set to Autodetect. 9. In the Server hostname text box, next to Outgoing, enter your SMTP server name. If you re connecting to your Office 365 email, the SMTP server name is smtp.office365.com. 10. Leave the Port option set to Auto. Leave the SSL and Authentication options set to Autodetect. 11. In the Username box, type your complete email address. For example, alice@readeasy.org.uk 12. Click the Re test button. If you see the message "The following settings were found by probing the given server, click Create Account. A page opens that lets you view or change other Thunderbird settings. Click OK when you've finished viewing or changing the settings. If you re unable to connect, see What else do I need know? later in this topic.