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Using St. Edward's University Web Mail
 
Logging In and Checking Mail Zimbra Options Zimbra Calendar Zimbra Contacts
Sending and Replying to a Message Adding a Signature Calendar Appointments Zimbra Search
Folder Management

Auto-Reply Away Message

Calendar View Options Using Zimlets
Mail Views Applying Filters Creating New Calendars  

St. Edward's Webmail uses the Zimbra application.

Supported web browsers

Windows XP Mac OS X
FireFox 1.x for Windows Firefox 1.5 for Mac OS X
Internet Explorer 6 for Windows  

Logging into Webmail

To access St. Edward's Webmail use a supported web browser and go to https://mail.stedwards.edu.

Zimbra Login screen

  1. Enter your username and password. These are the same as the ones used for EdWeb, Blackboard and EdShare.
  2. Click on the Log On button.

The Zimbra Screen

Zimbra is an AJAX application which works within your web browser window. All of the tools needed to navigate within the application are found within the Zimbra window. When using Zimbra, you cannot use the toolbar of your web browser. The Back button, for example, will not work.

Email Quotas

- Students: 100 MB
- Faculty and Staff: 200 MB

*Note: The trash on zimbra is not automatically removed each night as it was on EMU.  Individual messages in the trash have a lifetime of 14 days and does count against your quota.


The Zimbra Screen

Zimbra ButtonsThe buttons on the left side of the Zimbra screen allow you to change between mail, contacts, calendar, help and option functions. The bottom button is your logout button.

A Search function is available at the top of the Zimbra screen.

 

 

Checking E-mail

Once you have successfully logged into Webmail, by default Webmail automatically checks new mail. Get Mail Selection

Clicking on Get Mail from the Zimbra toolbar checks for any new mail and returns you to the contents of the folder you are in. Webmail also automatically checks for new email every 5 minutes. This is an option that can be changed by selecting the Mail tab in Options.

Double-click on the subject of the message in order to read the message.
Selecting a Message
Then the message will show in the content pane:
Content Pane

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Contact: helpline@stedwards.edu
Updated: 03/19/2007
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