Outlook Web Access Quick Start Document Logging On 1. Open Internet Explorer. 2. Type http://webmail.min201.org in the address bar or go to www.min201.org and click on I Webmail. 3. Enter the following in the Username field: 4. your username as follows: jdoe 5. In the password field, enter in the same password you use to logon to your workstations. 6. Click OK. Opening & Reading Messages (By default OWA 2003 displays a reading pane on the right side of the screen. In premium mode only) 1. Select the desired message you wish to read. The message will display in the reading pane 2. Double click on the message to read the message in a new window. Premium View Internet Explorer 6.0 and above. Windows Operating system only. Basic View All other operating systems and/or browsers.
Reply, Reply to All, Forward After reading (in the reading pane) or opening a message, you can to reply back to the sender, reply to all individuals that the message was sent to (including the sender), or forward the message on to a new person. (Note: The following can be completed within the message window or the tool bar.) Reply 1. Open the email message. 2. From the message toolbar, click the Reply button. Reply to All 1. Open the email message. 2. From the message toolbar, click the Reply to All button. Forward 1. Open the email message. 2. From the message toolbar, click the Forward button. Sending a New Mail Message 1. Click on the New button. A new mail message will now open in a separate window.you have three options for adding an email address in the address fields (To, CC, or BC). 2. Type the address into the desired address field. 3. Use the Check Names button to locate the address of a name entered into the address field.
Using the Global Address Book 1. Open a new message. 2. Click on the To button. The Find Names window will now open. 3. Type in either the first, last or both first and last name into the corresponding fields. 4. Click on the Find button. Any names matching the field descriptions will appear in the results window. 5. Click on the desired name. 6. Click on the desired field address button (To, Cc, or Bcc). 7. Close the Find Names window. Adding an Attachment 1. Open a new mail message. 2. Click on the paper clip button (located on the toolbar). The Attachment Web Dialog window will now open. 3. Click on the Browse button. 4. The Choose File window will open. 5. Locate and select the file that you wish to attach. 6. Click Open. The Choose File window will now close and the Attachment window will again be in view. 7. Click on the Attach button. The file will now be added to the Current file attachments field. 8. Close the Attachment window. Spell Checking the Message From inside the e-mail message. 1. Click the Spell Check Icon on the tool bar. The Spelling dialog box window will display. 2. Select a language in the Spelling Language drop box. 3. Click the Check Document button. The Spell Checker will begin checking the document.
4. Make the appropriate changes to your e-mail message. 5. Click the Close button when finished. 6. Send the document.
OWA mail toolbar The toolbar (row of icons) at the top has these icons: Create a new item. If you re viewing email, clicking creates a new email message; if you re viewing the calendar, clicking New creates a new appointment, and so forth. If you want to create a different item from the default, click the arrow to see the full list of items you can create. Move/Copy a message from one folder to another. Delete a message, appointment, etc. Reply, Reply to All, Forward a message. Reading Pane: this was called the Preview pane in previous versions of Outlook. By default it s set to the right; click the dropdown arrow to set the pane to Bottom or Off. Check for New Messages Search messages in any folder for specific words in the subject or body, or the From or Sent to fields. Search for a name in your address book (contacts). OWA E-mail Help. Use the buttons at right to move to the next set of 25 messages, or increase the number of msgs you can see at one in Options (the default setting is 25 messages).
How do I create a Vacation / out of office reply Open your computer's Internet browser. Once logged-in, locate and click on the "Options" tab - depending on your intenet browser, the tab is by default located in the lower left-hand side of your screen (fig.1) fig.1 Locate the "Out of Office..." section (fig.2). Click on the radio-button "I'm currently out of the office". Start typing your message on the "AutoReply only... " box, then click Save and Close. Create a message to yourself to test the AutoReply message. fig.2 Note: Remember to Turn-Off the "Out of Office" AutoReply once you return to work. To Turn-Off the "Out of Office" AutoReply message, click on the radio-button "I'm currently in the office", then click Save and Close (fig.2). Vacation message should now be turned-off.