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Tips and Tricks: Outlook Web Access

December 14, 2016 by Michael Caban

Most UCI Exchange email and calendar users now have their accounts in Microsoft’s Office 365 cloud service.  You can always use the full-featured Outlook application (part of Microsoft Office), but you can also use the Web interface, Outlook Web Access (OWA) if Outlook isn’t available on your computer, or doesn’t meet your needs.

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There are many methods for sorting and filing from your inbox.  You can delete a single message by simply clicking on the trash can icon that appears when you hover over or select the message.  You can use the check-boxes that appear on the left when mousing over a message to create a group for refiling or deletion. You can also drag-and-drop messages one at a time or (by shift-clicking or control-clicking) in groups.

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Because OWA is part of an online suite of Microsoft tools, you can quickly jump to another (such as your calendar) using the grid in the upper left of the window.  There is also a flexible search box in that corner.

owa-sortThe Filter drop-down menu above your message list offers a number of features, including the ability to choose how the message list is sorted (say, by date or sender.)

 

 

 

 

owa-settingsFrom the black-and-white gear at the upper right, you can configure your out-of-office message, as well as make some layout choices (Display Settings).

 

 

 

 

outlook-displayThe Reading Pane is where you see the contents of a message.  You can choose where in your browser window you want it to appear, or suppress it and use all the screen space for your folder and message list.   From the Conversations tab you can display related messages with the newest message first or last.

 

 

This is only a sample of the features in OWA.  The OIT Help Desk is ready to assist you with any other needs in managing your Exchange email or calendar.

Filed Under: Email, Exchange Tagged With: Calendaring, Email, Outlook, OWA, Web applications

Tips and Tricks: Vacation Messages in Webmail

March 30, 2016 by Carol Jackson

rcmvacIf you are leaving campus for a conference or vacation, or for some other reason will have limited access to your email, it is helpful to set up your account to inform your correspondents.  Called a “Vacation message” or “Away message,” you can say as much or as little as you wish, and each person who writes you will only be notified the first time they send you email.

If you use OIT’s Webmail service, it is a simple process with the new Webmail software:

  • Click the Settings button then the Vacation tab
  • From that screen, check Enable (turn on) vacation messaging, be sure the end date and message are correct, and click Save

When you return to the office, repeat these steps but disable (uncheck – turn off) your message

For a detailed visual guide to setting a vacation message in Webmail, refer to the OIT Knowledge Base.

If you prefer (or while using the legacy Webmail software), you may still use My Email Options to set an away message.

If you use OIT’s Exchange service, you can set up an automatic reply in Outlook or Outlook Web Access.

If you use UCI Gmail, you should use the automatic reply feature.

Filed Under: About OIT, Email, Exchange, Webmail Tagged With: Email, Gmail, Outlook, Webmail

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