Accessing E-mail Via the Internet

(This is how you access your email when you are NOT on campus)

Logging into your Helix Email

1. Launch Internet Explorer version 4.5 or higher.

2. Type in the URL http://www.helixcharter.net and click the link labeled “Helix Email Access” (bottom right of screen)

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Type the following:

·      User ID: your id#

·      Password: your password

·      Domain: helixcharter

A dialogue box should appear

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To send an Email

1. Select MESSAGE from the pull down menu and click the NEW icon

2. Type the persons email address in To: section

3. Type in a subject heading

4. Type message in the email body section

5. Click SEND icon (top left of email window) when finished)

To reply to an Email

1. When the email is displayed, Click the REPLY icon

2. Click once in the email body section and type your response

3. Click SEND icon

Outlook web access Options. The options on web access are slightly different than Outlook at school.

Inbox – displays new messages, messages already received. Create new message here.

Contacts - displays all your Contacts. You can create, edit, and delete contacts.

Outlook web access toolbar

Calendar- displays your monthly Calendar as well as your daily Calendar. Create new appointments here.

Folders - displays and allows you to view your Outlook folders; Calendar, Contacts, Deleted Items, Drafts, Inbox, Journal, Notes, Outbox, Sent Items and Tasks.

Will give you a New screen of whatever you selected in the pulldown menu (b)

Depending on the area you are in (inbox, calendar, contacts etc,), this pull down menu displays what you can create (new message, new appointment, new contact, etc)

This deletes a selected item

Depending on the area you are in, this pull down menu changes your view

This selects your Address Book

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Outlook Toolbar Options