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Introduction

Although the IT team do a great job of setting up the email client on your Mac laptop, there will be times when you need to access your school email account from a different machine (e.g. phone, iPad, etc.). This guide will show you how to use Webmail, the Web browser friendly email client for your school email account.

  1. Visit http://webmail.bis-school.com
  2. Click on the 'Compose new message' icon
    • Click on the 'Compose new message' icon

  3. By default your messages will be sent as plain text, which makes it difficult to add links, bold text, etc.
    • By default your messages will be sent as plain text, which makes it difficult to add links, bold text, etc.

    • You can enable fully formatted messages by clicking on the drop down box at the bottom right of the compose window, and select the HTML option

  4. Type the main recipient's address. You can add more recipients separating each address using a comma
    • Type the main recipient's address. You can add more recipients separating each address using a comma

    • You can add CC, BCC, REPLY-TO, FORWARD-TO addresses using the red links below the input textboxes

    • Type a subject for your message. This is what the recipient will see first

    • Compose your message. You can use the formatting options available in the formatting bar. Hover your mouse over each icon to see what they do.

  5. There are two ways to do this Click on the paperclip icon at the top of the window OR Click on the + icon at the bottom left of the window
    • There are two ways to do this

    • Click on the paperclip icon at the top of the window

    • OR Click on the + icon at the bottom left of the window

    • Select a file

    • Click 'Choose'

    • Check the file details are correct

    • Click 'Upload'. This may take a while depending on your connection

  6. Click 'Send Now'
    • Click 'Send Now'

    • You won't get a confirmation your message has been sent, but you will be sent to the main page. You will get an error message if the email couldn't be sent.

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