For Faculty/Staff

Outlook on the Web

To access your Outlook via the new web client, do the following:

  • Select "Faculty/Staff" on MU's homepage
  • Select the NEW Microsoft Outlook icon
    outlook icon
  • Enter your usual userid and password

To use your Outlook account on the web:

There are two versions, depending on the browser/computer you are using to access Outlook on the web. For a more comprehensive list of differences, please see: Outlook Differences

  • On a mac or on any computer using any browser except Internet Explorer:
outlook screenshot
  1. Create new message
  2. New {Choose from dropdown}
  3. Move*
  4. Copy*
  5. Delete*
  6. Navigate up one folder
  7. Rename
  8. Check for new messages
  9. Empty deleted items
  10. View {Choose from dropdown}
  11. Address book
  12. Help
  13. Display/hide folders
*applies to items that are "checked"

If you are using Interet Explorer, you will see:

Outook Web on Internet Explorer

Outlook Differences

New Features

The new features available in the Outlook Web Access service using Exchange 2003 are outlined below together with the Web browser versions that support the features. You are encouraged to use the on-line help to obtain more information about these new features.

FEATURE PREMIUM VERSION (for IE v5.01 or later) BASIC VERSION (for all browsers)
 
General User Interface Improvements
User interface updates Yes Yes
Item window sizing Yes No
View Improvements
Two-line mail view Yes No
Preview pane Yes No
Mark as read or unread Yes No
Quick flagging Yes No
Shortcut menu Yes No
Keyboard shortcuts Yes No
Items per page Yes Yes
Mail icons Yes Yes
Deferred view update Yes No
Navigation Improvements
New Navigation Pane Yes No
Search folders Yes No
Notifications Yes No
Public folders Yes No
Logoff in toolbar Yes No
Workflow Improvements
Spelling checker Yes No
New addressing wells Yes No
Global Address List properties sheets Yes: Available in received items, draft items, Check Names dialog box, Find Names dialog box Yes: Only available in received items and draft items
Add to Contacts Yes: Feature in Properties sheets No
Send mail from the Find Names dialog box Yes No
Open the Find Names dialog box from a message Already available in past versions Yes
Contacts in the Find Names dialog box Yes No
Automatic signature Yes: HTML-based formatting; also on-demand insertion Yes: Plain-text formatting; No: On-demand insertion
Default mail editor font Yes No
Block external content in HTML e-mail messages Yes Yes
Attachment blocking Yes Yes
Sensitivity information bar Yes Yes
Reply and Forward information bar Yes Yes: Basic Outlook Web Access never indented
No indent in replies Yes Yes
Encrypted and signed mail Yes: Internet Explorer 6 on Window 2000 or Window XP only No
Rules Improvements
Rules Yes No
Task Improvements
Personal Tasks Yes Yes: But no reminder
Calendar Improvements
Reply and Forward for Meeting Requests Yes Yes
Attendee reminder Yes No
View Calendar from a meeting request Yes No

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