Using Webmail

1. Using Webmail Mott Community College

2. Finding Your User Name • Open a browser window • Enter the following URL in the address barwebmail.mcc.edu • Click on the link that says“Click here to find out your name and password”

3. Finding Your User Name • You are now on the account activation page • Enter your 7 digit student number (include any zeros in the front) • Scroll to the bottom of the page – reading as you go and click on the Submit Query button

4. Finding Your User Name • A successful query will bring you to a window that will give you • your email address • your user name for blackboard and webmail • user name for dial-in access • your default password is the last 4 digits of your student number and the last 4 digits of your social security number This is a sample passwordYours will be different!

5. Finding Your User Name • If you are not successful an “I am sorry page” will be displayed. • Check the Student ID number entered. • If it is correct, contact the network administrator at 810-762-0467

6. Opening Webmail • Open a browser window • Enter the following url in the address bar • webmail.mcc.edu • Enter your user name • Enter your password • The default is the last 4 digits ofof your student number and the last 4 digits of your social security number • Click Login

7. Reading Your Webmail • You have three column headings: • From, Date, Subject • From: Who is mail fromDate: Day mail receivedSubject: What is mail about • Click the subject to open your mail If you do not know who the mail is from or the subject line has unusual character or subject DO NOT OPEN – Delete the email.

8. Reading Your Webmail • Once the email is open and you have read it. You have several choices. • Go back to the message list • Delete the email • Read the Previous or Next Email • Forward the email • Forward as an attachment • Reply to the sender • Reply to all

9. Responding to an email • To respond to an email you have several options. • The “Reply” sends it back to the sender • The “Reply All” sends it to everyone who received the email and the sender • Forward sends to someone else • Forward as an attachment – • Packages the email and attaches the email to a new email.

10. Responding to an email • When you click any of the reply or forward you get a composing window. • To: the persons email address • CC: Carbon Copy • BCC: Blind Carbon Copyaddresses can not see other email recipients • When finished click Send to send or Draft to save for later

11. Managing Your Email • Saving mail to a folder • Create a folder • Click on folder • Give the folder a name • This folder can contain other folders (if so click “Let folder contain subfolders) • Or be a subfolder (if so choose the folder to put this folder in) • Once you create a folder click the “refresh folder list” to see your folder

12. Managing Your Email • To move the mail to the folder click on the box in front of the mail and in the “Move Selected To” drop-down choose the folder where you want the email to go • To delete email without reading or a group of email, click the box for all mail you would like to delete and then click Delete • Your email will not be immediately deleted, you will notice (Purge) next to the trash. • Clicking the purge will remove the email from your trash folder • Keeping your email managed will help to eliminate slow start-up with Webmail