Office 365 - Generic Email Support

If you have forgotten your password, please see advice here.

You can find links to our support pages and documents below or alternatively you can view the Microsoft Support Content Site Map or use the Search facility at the top right of the page.

These are the terms of use for Office 365 accounts: Office 365 Terms Of Use

Access and sharing

How to set up and access your generic account
The generic email accounts can be accessed from either the web using any internet browser, by the Microsoft Outlook client and from various Mobile Devices.

How to import an archived or external email folder

How to access another user's ‘inbox’ folder

How to access another user's full mailbox and send on behalf of the shared mailbox

Multi-Factor Authentication on Office 365

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a process of securing your account with more than just a password. It is generally accepted now that platforms such as Office 365, where confidential information can be held, need more than a single authentication method as through ‘phishing’ or viruses that password could become compromised.

We announced via a School ICT News Bulletin and Ecourier Issue 657 that we are rolling out MFA in November/December 2018.

The first place to start for guidance is the Setting up Multi-Factor Authentication on Office 365 guide.

There is also a troubleshooting guide available here.

If you are still having problems, we have tried to provide some additional FAQ's here.

If you still have a problem after referring to these please get in touch with the Service Desk to log a ticket.

Security and spam

How to send/receive encrypted emails

Office 365 sends you daily emails reporting on items sent to you that have been quarantined, but you can check these at any time by clicking the following link:

Accessing your quarantine folder

How can I identify a Phishing website or email?

A guide on how to prevent emails from your Generic Email Accounts going to Spam or being Blacklisted

Using Office 365

The following pages provide clear guidance on using the Office 365 Outlook web application and the associated Calendar and People (contacts) applications.

Office 365 App Launcher

Outlook Mail App

People (contacts)

Calendar

Allow or Block Junk Email

FAQs

We have put a list together of other frequently asked questions and answers: