E-MAIL BASICS:
Getting a new PC e-mail account
How to get to e-mail on your PC
Why you should create a Personal Folders File.
- Getting a new PC e-mail account:
- If you are new to the Department of Biostatistics and would like a PC e-mail account created for you, please contact Keith at extension 56691 and he will apply to the University of Rochester Exchange E-mail Division for an address for you.
- How to get e-mail on your PC:
- The application which enables you to use your PC e-mail is called Microsoft Outlook. The Microsoft Outlook icon is commonly found on the left side of your desktop. Simply double-click on the icon to launch Microsoft Outlook.
- How to send e-mail:
- While your Microsoft Outlook window is open simply click on the New button in the upper right hand corner just below the File menu. Another way to open a new e-mail to send is to click on the File pull down -> select New -> then select Mail Message.
- Why you should create a Personal Folders File:
- You should create a Personal Folders File (.pst) for 2 reasons.
- The University of Rochester Exchange Server (where all e-mail is dealt with) only allows you 20MB of free space for all your e-mail. This may seem like allot but it's not. You will use up the space faster than you think. When you create a .pst file you are giving yourself an unlimited amount of room to store your e-mail.
- Although the University does perform backup functions there is a chance that your e-mail could get lost on the Exchange server. By creating a .pst file you are assuring yourself that your e-mails are backed up.
For instructions on how to create a PST file go HERE.
