Using Outlook Web Access(OWA) to access your College
Email
Outlook Web Access (OWA) enables you to check your e-mail when you are away from
the College campus; all you need is an Internet connection. The ability to access OWA is
automatically available to all members of staff.
Logging on
Log on to the Internet in your normal way and enter the following URL into the Address
panel: http://owa.rhul.ac.uk/
1. Press [Enter] on the keyboard.The Outlook
Web Access page opens.
2. Enter your user name (e.g uhaa001) and
password into the appropriate text boxes.
Note: Remember that your password is case
sensitive.
3. Note that under the Security panel the
default option is set to Public or shared
computer. This means that your access will
be timed out after 15 minutes. If you want to
stay logged on for a longer period of time (1
hour), select the Private computer option
before logging on. In the interest of security,
you should only use the Private computer
option when the computer you are working
on has private internet access.
4. Click on
Accessing and deleting e-mails in the OWA Inbox
1. After logging on, the Microsoft Outlook Web Access window appears showing
you the contents of your Inbox, however only 20-25 e-mails per page are
displayed. To view the other e-mails, navigate to them using the navigation
buttons in the top right-hand side of the window.
2. To read an e-mail in your Inbox, double-click over the e-mail to open it. Close the
e-mail window it by clicking on it's Close button.
3. To delete an e-mail in your Inbox, select it and then press [Delete] on the
keyboard, or click on the Delete button.
4. Deleted e-mails are not permanently removed until they are deleted from the
Deleted Items Folder. To do this:
o Right-click over [the Empty Deleted Items Folder icon.] in the left-hand
pane.
o Select Empty Deleted Items from the menu that appears.
