Email Account & Google Message Center Guide August 2015 Prepared by: Angela Mars IT Education and Training

Table Of Contents Email Account Information Page 4 Safe Email Practices Page 5 Recommended Email Etiquette Page 6 Strong Passwords Page 7 Password Tactics Page 8

Table Of Contents Outlook Web Access Page 9 Google Apps Message Center – Logging In Page 11 Google Apps Message Center – Spam Folder Page 15 Google Apps Message Center – Delivered Messages Folder Page 16 Google Apps Message Center – Adding Contacts Page 17

Email Account Information Acquiring Email Accounts To acquire an email account, the director or dean of your division must send an email request with the following information to the IT Help Desk, at help.desk@ctcd.edu. Employee’s name Employee’s start date Position title Department Building and room number Phone number Supervisor’s name

Safe Email Practices Safe Email Habits Do not open messages or attachments from senders you do not know. If you are unsure about a message, contact the IT Help Desk at extension 3103. If the sender or the subject line looks suspicious, contact the sender before opening the message or attachment. Turn off your preview/reading pane. This can be done from your Menu Bar, under View. Some viruses can be activated by simply opening an infected message. Use your Symantec® antivirus software. Check IT Service Alerts for security risks.

Recommended Email Etiquette Electronic Correspondence for the Workplace Be professional and courteous. Keep messages short and to the point. Use a relevant subject/title for all messages. Do not use distracting, oversized, or unprofessional backgrounds, signatures, colored fonts, or quotes. Do not type using all capital letters. This is considered SHOUTING and is impolite. Respond to messages as promptly as possible. Get permission from the sender before forwarding email messages.

Strong Passwords How to Create Strong Passwords Good passwords are long. A good password should include at least eight characters or more if possible. Good passwords are complex. Use upper and lower case characters. Use numbers. Use special characters such as @, #, $, or *. (Preferably, not just one at the end of your password.) Change your password regularly. When you change your clocks, change your password. At a minimum, passwords should be changed every forty-five days. Choose a password you can remember. Choose a phrase that you can remember. Then, substitute characters in the phrase. For example, “I love working at CTC” could be turned into “1lWaCTC2.”

Password Tactics Password Tactics to Avoid Do not write your password down. Passwords should not be written down and left near your computer, taped to your monitor, or left under your keyboard – especially at work. Do not share your password with anyone. If you think someone may know your password, change it immediately. Do not use personal information to create a password. Passwords should not include information that can be easily guessed if someone knows you. Do not use words that can be found in a dictionary. Some password “cracking” programs contain dictionary files and can recognize permutations such as ‘password1.’ Do not choose the same password for everything. If a hacker guesses your password, they could have access to your online bank accounts, email accounts, etc.

Outlook Web Access Accessing Your CTC Email Account Open an internet browser. Go to the CTC website at www.ctcd.edu. Click on the link for Faculty and Staff. Click on the Outlook Web Access link. When the login window pops up, type in your email address (e.g., john.doe@ctcd.edu).

Outlook Web Access Accessing Your CTC Email Account, (cont.) Enter your password. Click on the Sign In button. Note:  OWA 2010 has improved login security. If you select Private Computer, your session will be closed after 12 hours. If you select Public or shared computer, your session will be closed after 15 minutes. It is recommended that you set your security to Private if you are accessing your email in your office, home, or other private setting.

Google Apps Message Center Logging In To access your Google Apps Message Center, click http://email-quarantine.google.com/messagecenter. A welcome message will appear. Click the ‘I accept...’ button when you are ready to continue.

Google Apps Message Center Logging In, (cont.) Sign in using the short version of your CTC email address (your first initial and last name: jdoe@ctcd.edu) and old Postini password. If you cannot remember your Postini password or were never issued one, call or email the IT Help Desk at extension 3103. (Continue to page 14 if you do not need IT Help Desk assistance.)

Google Apps Message Center Logging In, (cont.) After the IT Help Desk has reset your password, you will receive an email from Google that contains a temporary password. After signing in with this password, you will be asked to make a new password for yourself. Type in your new password twice and click the ‘Change password’ button.

Google Apps Message Center Logging In, (cont.) You will be given the option to enter your phone number as an additional security measure. This process is optional and can be skipped altogether. Select to either enter your number or click the ‘Skip’ button.

Google Apps Message Center Spam Folder This is the folder you will automatically enter after signing into the Message Center. If you are missing mail that was sent to you, it may be stored in this folder. Click the checkbox next to the message you want to mark as safe and click the ‘Not spam (deliver)’ button.

Google Apps Message Center Delivered Messages Folder Selecting ‘Delivered’ from the top-left (under ‘Message Center’) will take you to the Delivered messages folder. This is where potential spam messages are held. To mark messages as spam, select the message via checkbox and click the ‘Report spam’ button.

Google Apps Message Center Adding Contacts Click the ‘Settings’ cog in the top-right corner of the Message Center and select ‘Settings’ from the drop-down list. Click the ‘Add approved contacts’ link.

Google Apps Message Center Adding Contacts, (cont.) Click the ‘Add’ button. Enter your contact’s information into the ‘Add a new contact’ window that appears. From there, you can add another contact or click ‘Add’ when you are finished.

Q&A. Educational Requests: Contact Angela Mars angela. mars@ctcd Q&A? Educational Requests: Contact Angela Mars angela.mars@ctcd.edu Technical Questions: Contact the IT Help Desk help.desk@ctcd.edu 254-501-3103