Outlook Web Access (OWA) 2003 provides much the same functionality as using Outlook on your UWB computer. Sending and replying to email is very much the same as before, as we shall see.
The Outlook Web Access interface is divided into 3 sections. The left side is the folder list, and has other options as we'll see in subsequent tutorials. The middle section is a list of emails and the right-hand side displays the current email selected.
Normally your email will show up in the Inbox folder of your email folder list. If you see a parentheses near the word Inbox like so:
This means that you have X number of new messages. You can click on the word 'Inbox' to update the list of messages you have in the Inbox. Please note that Outlook Web Access will automatically checks for messages every few minutes, so you do not need to manually check for new email.
Once you find the email you want, click on it:
And on the right-hand side, the email message will appear like so:
The easiest way to reply to an email is to right-click on the message in the email list and select 'reply':
When you right-click on 'reply' you will now see a window like so:
To send your reply, click on the 'send' button on the upper-right hand corner.
Notice that when you right-click on an email message in the email list, you will see many more options besides replying:
Options of note include:
Note that you can hi-light multiple emails and delete them all at once. If click an email, then hold down Ctrl, you can select multiple messages. Then right-click on any of the hi-lighted messages and select delete. This same trick can be used to move multiple messages to another folder.
If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the IS Helpdesk at (425) 352-5275 or email us at help@uwb.edu.
