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Microsoft 365 Email User Guides

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As of February 1, 2023, new student email accounts are provided through Microsoft 365. While the following information was written primarily for faculty and staff, it applies to students with new Microsoft 365 email accounts as well.

Setting Up Email

When you log in to your ODU email account, use your full ODU email address as your user name and your MIDAS password.

Windows

  • Outlook or Outlook for Microsoft 365

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  • Outlook or Outlook for Microsoft 365
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Mobile

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Using Microsoft Outlook

Outlook for Microsoft 365

  • What's new in Outlook for Microsoft 365
  • Basic Tasks in Outlook for Microsoft 365
  • Recover deleted items
  • Release messages from quarantine
  • Share your calendar
  • Enable cached mode in Outlook for Microsoft 365
  • Using retention tags in Outlook for Microsoft 365

Outlook for Mac

  • Share your calendar in Outlook for Mac
  • Open a shared Exchange calendar in Outlook for Mac

Outlook Web Access

  • Start using Outlook Web App for email and calendars
  • Sharing your calendar in Outlook Web App
  • How to access a shared email account in Outlook Webmail
  • Using retention tags in Outlook Web App

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