NWFSC Student E-mail User Guide

 

NWFSC Provides Each Student with an E-mail Account

The NWFSC E-mail will be used as the primary E-mail address for instructors, College staff and students to communicate via E-mail.  E-mail is provided for your individual use on College-related work. Students are not required to use E-mail, but are encouraged to do so.

 

·       E-mails are assigned to each admitted student but need to be activated by the student before use. 

See “Activating your E-mail Account” below.

·       Your E-mail account may be activated the day after your admission applications is processed.

·       You can access your E-mail from anywhere you have Internet access, at home, on campus or any place where internet access is available.  Most public libraries provide internet access to the public.

·       The college provides computer labs with internet access for student use at each campus and center. 

·       You may forward your NWFSC E-mail to another private E-mail address if you wish, so you only have to check one E-mail account.  See “Forwarding E-mail” below.

·       Private E-mail addresses will not be stored in the student’s record or appear on instructor rosters.

·       Students are responsible for reading and abiding by the Student E-mail Policies. 

See the Student E-mail homepage to review the Student E-mail Policies.

·       Your E-mail will remain active for three semesters after the last term of registration, then deactivated.

 

Your E-mail Address and User Name

 

·       Your E-mail address is your Student ID#@nwfstatecollege.edu.  Example: A12345678@nwfstatecollege.edu

·       When you log on to use your E-mail you must enter your user name.  Your user name is:  Your Student ID#.  (Example: A12345678) 

·       If you do not know your Student ID#, sign on to the RaiderNet, using your Social Security Number and your RaiderNet PIN. Your Student ID# will be displayed on your schedule and transcript, OR contact Student Services at (850) 729-4901.

·       Do not use dashes in your Student ID# when you log on to E-mail, even though your Student ID# may be displayed with dashes on the RaiderNet!

 

Your E-mail Password

 

·       When you log on to use your E-mail you must also enter your password.  Your password is:  The Capital first letter of your Student ID#, dash (-), and the 4 digits which represent your birth month and year (MMYY)

·       Example:  If your student ID is A12-34-5678 and your birth date is March 5, 1975, your E-mail password will be A-0375.

·       You may change your E-mail password if you choose. See “Changing your Password” below.

·       If you forget your password or have trouble accessing your account, Contact the Student E-mail/IT Helpdesk at 729-5396.  Student Services cannot reset your E-mail password.

 

Activating your E-mail Account

1.     Open an Internet Session (Start a Web Browser)

Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator or any other web browser may be used.

2.     Go to www.owc.edu.

3.     Click “Student Email” on the right side of the NWFSC home page.

4.     Click “Activate You Account”

5.     Log on to the RaiderNet using your Student ID# or Social Security # and your RaiderNet PIN.

6.     Read the “Student E-mail Policy: and click the accept button. 

7.     Your E-mail account is now activated.

 

 

Using your E-mail

1.     To use your E-mail after your account is activated go to: https//studentmail.owc.edu.  OR you may access your E-mail from the links on the NWFSC website. Go to:  www.owc.edu, click “Student E-mail”, and then click “Use your student E-mail”. 

2.     Sign on to Student E-mail by entering the following information in the sign-in box:

·       Your User Name:  Student ID# with no dashes. 

·       Your password:  The first letter of your Student ID#, dash (-), birth month and year (MMYY).

3.     Your E-mail account will be displayed.  NWFSC uses Outlook Web Access.  The Student E-mail Homepage contains several instructional videos on different topics for using your E-mail.

 

Forwarding Your E-mail

1.     Log on to your NWFSC Student E-mail and follow these steps:

2.     In the bottom, left hand corner of the E-mail screen, click the “Rules” tab.

3.     Click “New” in the Rules tool bar at the top of the E-mail page.

4.     In the “Rule Name” box enter a name of your choice. Example: Forward my E-mail.

5.     At the bottom, click the dot in front of “Forward it to”

6.     Enter the E-mail address that you want to forward your NWFSC E-mail to.  Example: johndoe@cox.net

7.     An option to keep a copy of the E-mail in your NWFSC E-mail is at the bottom of the tools window.  Check the box if you want to keep a copy in your NWFSC E-mail. Remember that any E-mails over 120 days old in your NWFSC E-mail account will be automatically deleted.

8.     Click “Save and Close” at the top of the Rules window.

9.     Any E-mails sent to your NWFSC Student E-mail will now automatically be sent to the address entered.

 

Changing your forwarding instructions

1.     Forwarding instructions may be changed by clicking the “Rules” tab at the bottom left hand corner.

2.     Click “Change Rules” at the top of the Rules window and follow the same steps as outlined in “Forward Your E-mail”.

 

Canceling your forwarding instruction

1.     Forwarding instructions may be deleted by clicking the “Rules” tab at the bottom left hand corner.

2.     The current rules will be displayed, click the rule you want to delete.

3.     Press the delete button on your keyboard, then click “Save and Close”.

 

Changing your E-mail Password

1.     Log on to your NWFSC Student E-mail.

2.     In the bottom, left hand corner of the E-mail screen, click the “Options” tab.

3.     Scroll to the bottom and click “Change Password”

4.     Enter your User name (Student ID#) in the box marked “Account”

5.     Enter your old password

6.     Enter your new password - Your password must contain three different types of characters and be 6-8 digits long.  At least one Capital letter, lower case letters or a dash, and at least one number are required. Examples: A-0000 or College1.

7.     Confirm your new password

8.    Click OK.

 

Logout!

If you access your E-mail on campus or another public location, you must remember to click the LOGOUT button at the end of every session. If you do not do this, another person will be able to access E-mail.  Even if you have gone to a different site your E-mail is still accessible by clicking the back button.  Close the web browser before leaving the public access computer.

 

Problems or Questions:  Contact the Student E-mail/IT helpdesk at (850) 729-5396 or helpdesk@nwfstatecollege.edu.

 

Revised 3/16/05, 3/22/05, 4/6/05, 8/8/06.