Getting Started with Outlook Web App (OWA)

With Outlook Web App you can use any Internet connection to access your e-mail. You will only have access to the e-mail stored on the server, which includes any new incoming messages. You will not have access to e-mail you have moved into Outlook's Personal Folders, which are stored on your work computer.

Accessing OWA

Check this list to make sure that you use an OWA compatible browser: http://help.outlook.com/en-us/140/bb899685.aspx .

Open OWA by going to https://owa.ucop.edu . Provide your domain/user name and password:

• Enter your domain/user name: This is the Windows log-on (i.e., jsmith for John Smith) you use to log onto your computer.
• Enter your password: This is the password you use to log onto your computer. Outlook provides for “single sign-on,” so you no longer have a separate password for e-mail.
• Select a Security option and login:
  "This is a Public or Shared Computer" is used when you use Outlook Web App on a public computer. You will be logged out automatically after a short period of inactivity. Be sure to sign out when you’ve finished and closed all windows to end your session.
  "This is a Private Computer" is used when you are the only person who uses this computer. Your Exchange server will allow a longer period of inactivity before automatically signing you out. Click on the Sign In box.
  
• The light version of Outlook Web App includes fewer features and is used if you're on a slow connection or older web browser.

What You Can Do in OWA

• Send and receive e-mail
• Use the Global Address List (a UCOP directory) and your personal contacts
• Set the Out-of-Office Assistant
• Filter e-mail
• Search for mail in your Inbox
• Create Inbox rules
• Create view themes
• Receive Calendar reminders
• And much more...