Using Outlook

Although there's not a "right way" to use Outlook, there are a few things you can do to get the most out of your Outlook experience.

Quick Mail Settings

Conversation View

• By default, messages are displayed in Conversations View.  A conversation includes all messages in the same thread with the same subject line. Conversation view is easy to turn off if you prefer to see all messages in a list.

Focused Inbox

• Focused inbox is enabled by default. Focused inbox allows you to view your most important mail first. You may choose to turn off the focused inbox setting to only have one inbox.

Email Signature

Add a signature to your email account signing in to the Outlook account (not on a mobile device). Then click the settings icon at the top right. On the Settings panel and choose Account. In the next column, choose Signatures.

Under Email signature, give your signature a name, and enter your signature and use the available formatting options to change its appearance. You can add more than more signature.

To enable your signature to appear at the bottom of all new email messages, select the name of the signature you wish to appear under the Select Default Signatures option. There are separate selections available for new messages and for replies.

Select Save.

Rules

Rules help organize your Outlook to reduce the amount of unnecessary “noise” in your Inbox and to make the most important items arrive at the top. Rules move messages into folders based on set criteria. It’s considered best practice to have the following rules:

• Automatic Replies - Move all responses to messages that don't have relevant content to Deleted Items.
• To: Me - Any message sent directly to you or with you on the Cc line is sent to the Inbox and isn't processed by other rules, even if it's also sent to a Contact Group.
• Messages that go to an already established folder - If you have a folder dedicated to a project or group, you can establish a rule that automatically moves emails related to that topic to the folder you have already created.

Click here for more information and a step by step video on how to set up rules in Outlook

Visit the Microsoft Support Center for more!

The Microsoft support center has step-by-step guides, tutorials, videos and resources that can answer any questions you may have.

UWG Service Desk

If you have any questions or problems with your UWG Student Mail using Outlook, please do not hesitate to contact our support team by emailing servicedesk@westga.edu.