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Outlook Web Access (OWA) is a web-based e-mail system and can be used on and off campus. OWA can be used to create or send e-mail messages. Attachments can also be included with the messages. In addition to e-mail, OWA has the ability to search for messages and create contacts or distribution lists. An appointment calendar and reminders is also a part of the OWA package.

Extensive HELP is available by Contents, Alpha Index or Keyword Search by clicking the HELP button on the Toolbar within Outlook. The following topics are included for your reference:

• Which browsers are compatible with OWA?
• Logging on
• Creating a shortcut to SWOSU webmail on the Desktop
• About toolbars
• Default e-mail folders
• Personal folders
• OWA e-mail services
  • Displaying messages in the mailbox
  • Viewing messages or contacts
  • Sorting messages
  • Reading messages
  • Opening attachments
  • Creating and sending mail
  • Hot keys
  • Attaching files
  • Using the select name option for addressing e-mail
  • Responding to e-mail
  • Deleting multiple messages
  • Empty deleted items
  • Recovering deleted messages
  • Organizing messages
  • Filtering junk e-mail
  • Manage junk e-mail lists
  • Modify your safe senders list
  • Modify your safe recipients list
  • Logging off
• OWA contact services
  • Creating contacts
  • Creating contacts from e-mail messages
  • Send from distribution lists
  • Sorting contacts
• OWA calendar services
  • Views on calendar
  • Creating appointments
  • Modifying appointments
  • Requesting a meeting
• OWA setting options
  • Out of the office assistant
  • Creating a signature file
  • Date and time formats
  • Calendar options
  • Contact options
  • Changing your password
  • Password expiration time
  • Recovering deleted items