Every student at MVCC has a Microsoft Outlook student email account. You should use this account for your MV Online coursework. All MVCC student email addresses are in this format: username@student.mvcc.edu, with most usernames as the your firstinitiallastname plus your birth day. For example, if Pat Smith was born on the 24th, the email address would be psmith24@student.mvcc.edu.
If you have trouble accessing your email account, contact the Help Desk for assistance by phone (731.5711) or by email (helpdesk@mvcc.edu).
1. You can access your email account from within your class website (click the Student Email icon at the top left of the screen) or simply by going to http://studentmail.mvcc.edu.
2. Fill in your username and hit the tab key to access the password line. Type the last four digits of your social security number in the password line, then hit the enter key.
3. You will be brought to your inbox where you can access any mail that you have received as well as send email to your instructor, to other students, or to anyone you wish. A row of icons appears at the top of the screen. To determine each icon's function, use your mouse to place the cursor over an icon and its function will appear.
To read a message: Click the message title and it will open in a new window. |
To delete a message: Mark each message to be deleted by
clicking the box at the left of the message (a check mark will appear),
then click the Delete Items icon. |
To send a message: Click the Compose New Email icon, fill in the to, cc (send a carbon copy), and subject lines, write your email in the space provided, then click the Send icon. |
To send an attachment: At the top of a Compose Email screen, click the Attachments tab (next to the Message tab). Click Browse, then locate desired file to be attached by using the folder hierarchy, then click Open. After you see the file path indicated in the Browse line, click Add Attachment Now, wait until it appears in the Attachments area, then return to your email by clicking the Message tab again. |
To check for new messages: Click the Check New icon. |
To reply to a message: Click the Reply icon. Or Reply All or Forward the email. |
To access your sent messages: Click the Folders icon on the top left and then click the Sent Items folder to view all sent messages. |
To Logout of your e-mail account, you can either close the browser window or you can click on the shortcuts button and click the Logout Icon. |
