Knowledge Library:
What is WebMail/OWA?

OWA is Microsoft's Outlook Web Access, more commonly called "Web Mail". Web Mail is an online interpretation of the Microsoft Outlook client found on your desktop computer. Web Mail allows you to access your Delta State email from anywhere an internet connection is present. To access Web Mail from off campus, point a web browser to the following address:

http://webmail.deltastate.edu

Note: there is no www in front of the address.

A Username and Password dialogue box will pop up on your screen. Enter the same username and password that is used to log in to your office computer (e.g. jdoe@deltastate.edu)

Note: In order to access all features of Web Mail, be sure to include the @deltastate.edu after your user name. Without this, some of the features of Web Mail, such as spell check, will not be available.

Security Update:
Beware of Your Online Actions

Students across the country are fascinated with sites like Facebook, MySpace, BlackPlanet, Xanga and similar websites.  These sites allow virtually anyone to post information on the web including photos, personal thoughts, and very personal information.  What many fail to realize is that not only are these sites a serious security risk, but once the information is posted on the site, it could affect students for their entire life.  Students have been expelled from colleges and high schools for some of their postings and photographs, and many employers are now using these sites to screen applicants.  Even worse, some online predators are using the personal information found on these sites to stalk students.  One such incident at Virginia Commonwealth University was murdered by someone who obtained personal informaiton from her MySpace page.  Personal security is a serious issue and we discourage the use of these sites. 

If you would like to read additional information, please see the USA Today article on CyberSecurity.

Issue No. 41 - March 23, 2006
Tips & Tid Bits:
OKRAMAIL

How do I save sent mail to my sent folder?

  • Log into okramail at http://okramail.deltastate.edu
  • Click the Options and Styles drop down box in the upper right hand corner.
  • Click Preferences under the My Options heading.
  • Under Mail Sending Options, Check Yes to the Save copy of outgoing mail in sent folder option.
  • Scroll down and click Save
  • Now any message you send, a copy will be saved in your sent mail folder.

How do I use the spell check option?

  • Compose an email message as normal.
  • Before clicking send, click the Spell Check button at bottom of the screen.
  • A window will appear with the following message: " java window, may take a minute to load.
  • The misspelled word(s) will show in red.
  • Click through each misspelled word or click on a specific word.
  • Once a word has been selected, click File > Get Suggestions.
  • Select from the list of suggestions the correctly spelled word.
  • To change the currently selected instance of the misspelled word, click Change. To change every instance of the misspelled word, click Change All. To skip the selected instance of a misspelled word, click Ignore or to add the word into the dictionary, click Add.
  • Once finished reviewing and spellchecking the message, click Cancel.
  • To exit the spell checker, click File > Exit. The email message reappears with the changes made in place.
  • Click Send to send the email message.
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  Questions or comments ~ feel free to contact Glenn Trammel at 662-846-4840 or email at gtrammel@deltastate.edu