GORDON E-MAIL ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS
All faculty, staff, and currently enrolled students are provided free Gordon College e-mail accounts along with their network accounts. Gordon College uses the Microsoft Outlook e-mail system. On-Campus and Off-Campus (web-based) versions of Outlook are available. Please follow the instructions provided below for accessing each version of Outlook.
Your standard e-mail address is: username@gdn.edu
On-Campus Access
Once a user is logged onto a computer on campus, he or she has direct access to their e-mail account. Instructions to access your e-mail are as follows...
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- Once you login and the Windows desktop is displayed, double click on the 'Microsoft Outlook' icon. (shown to the right)
- Remember to logoff of the machine once you have finished. Others will be able to access your e-mail if you do not.
A is available which gives explanations concerning numerous common task.
Off-Campus Access (Web-based)
| STEP 1: | The Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser is recommended for access to Gordon's Outlook Web E-mail. |
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| STEP 2: | Before using Gordon's Outlook Web Access you must log onto the Gordon network from a computer on campus at least once and change your password to something other than your initial password when prompted**. If you have not logged onto a computer on campus at least once you can change your password online using the Gordon College web site at . On this page, click on Network Password Reset to change your password. |
| STEP 3: | Navigate to the E-Mail Login button by clicking on "My Gordon" on the blue utility bar at the top of the page, and then click the "Gordon E-mail" link on the page.
Now click on the |
| STEP 4: | You will be prompted for a User name and Password* **. Enter your Gordon Network User name in the User name field (Your User name is printed on the back of your GCID Card). Make sure you DO NOT enter @GDN.EDU at the end of your User name. Next, enter the password you use to access the Gordon network in the Password field. |
| STEP 5: | When you are done using OWA, you must LOGOUT and close ALL browser windows that are open, not just the window OWA was running in. If you do not, your email can be opened without prompting for a password. |
button located on the right side of the page — or — the direct link to the E-mail Login button is NOTE: Earlier versions of Windows (98, 95) requires the user to specify the gordon.nt domain in its own separate field. When the dialog box to logon to the Outlook web service appears, look to see if a third text field labeled Domain is present. If so, type in gordon.nt in the domain field instead of specifying it in the username field.
Students...
* USERNAME: username is your first initial, last initial and last 6 digits of your GCID#. For example: new student John Doe with a GCID# of 929046512 will have a network username of jd046512. This username is printed on the back of your Gordon College ID card under the magnetic strip.
**PASSWORD: your initial password is your first initial in uppercase, last initial in lowercase, and the last six digits above the bar code on the back of your Gordon ID Card. For example, John Doe, with a bar code number of 2 0445-012345678, will have an initial password of Jd345678
MAKE SURE YOUR RESET YOUR NETWORK PASSWORD FIRST BEFORE YOU TRY TO ACCESS YOUR E-MAIL.