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=University E-Mail=

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// The University of South Carolina provides a web-based e-mail system for all faculty, staff and students. // // Most USC offices use your University E-Mail address for official correspondence, so it is important to check this account regularly or make a 'rule' to forward all your messages to an e-mail account you do check regularly. //
 * // Students are given Outlook Live e-mail accounts. Your address is **YourNetworkUsername@email.sc.edu** //
 * // Faculty and staff members (and student employees) are given Outlook accounts with the //// e-mail address **YourNetworkUsername@mailbox.sc.edu** You can use the Outlook program or go through Outlook Web Access. //

... Find or Reset Your Network Username/Password ... Get into E-Mail ... Forward Your Mail to an Account You Use Regularly ... Send an Attachment in an E-Mail System ... Get Additional Information About University E-Mail

... Find or Reset Your Network Username/Password
Your network username and password are the same you use to get into Blackboard. You will need to reset your username and password every six months. When you reset your password for your e-mail account, it will also be changed the next time you log into Blackboard.The instructions are the same whether you use Outlook Live Student E-Mail (@email.sc.edu) or the older Outlook (@mailbox.sc.edu)


 * 1) Go to VIP at https://vip.sc.edu
 * 2) Login using your Social Security Number (or code) and PIN – like you are registering for classes, etc.
 * 3) Click on Technology
 * 4) Choose "Show me network username/password"
 * 5) You will see your network username, which you cannot change.
 * 6) Reset your password here. Notice that you need to use a ‘strong’ password, which it describes here.

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//Outlook Live Student E-Mail//

 * 1) Go to []
 * 2) Click on the big black button > [Student Email Login]
 * 3) Use your USC network username and password when it asks for Windows Live ID and Password

//Outlook Web Access//

 * 1) Go to https://webmail.sc.edu/
 * 2) Use your USC network username and password and then click on the [Log On] button

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//Outlook Live Student E-Mail//
> Click on "Forward your mail using Inbox Rules" >> "When the message arrives, and..." >> Choose 'It was sent to...' >> Then find your name in the USC Global address book. >> Click on [OK] >> "Do the following:" >> Choose 'Redirect the message to....' Type the e-mail address you want messages sent to at the bottom of the screen in the long box beside 'To->' >> Click on [OK]
 * 1) Log into the Outlook Live Student E-Mail using your USC network username and password.
 * 2) Click on [Options] in top right corner of the screen
 * 3) Under 'Shortcuts to other things you can do' (on the right side of the screen)
 * 1) Click on [New Inbox Rule] and a pop-up box will appear.
 * Apply this rule...
 * Back in the pop-up box, under
 * 1) Click on the [Save] button and another pop-up box should appear asking you to confirm that you want to apply this rule. Click on [Yes].

//Outlook (This feature is not available in Outlook Web Access)//

 * See "Automatically forward my messages to another e-mail account"(Outlook 2007) at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/automatically-forward-my-messages-to-another-e-mail-account-HA010227668.aspx?CTT=1

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... Send an Attachment in an E-Mail System
The instructions for sending an attachment varies based on your e-mail service. Almost all services allow you to add an attachment to an e-mail message, but they may have restrictions on the type of files you can attach and/or the size of the file(s). If you are using University E-Mail, see the Help page at http://help.outlook.com/ if you need assistance. If you are using another e-mail account, you will need to check with your e-mail service provider for instructions and other information about the features available with your account.

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... Get Additional Information About University E-Mail
Outlook Live Student E-Mail - Frequently Asked Questions (USC) http://www.sc.edu/studentemail/faq.shtml

Outlook 2007 Help and How-to http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/CL010072910.aspx?CTT=97

Outlook 2010 Help and How-to http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/CL010254592.aspx

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