[podcast]http://icafe.lcisd.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/email_podcast.mp3[/podcast]
Change in life is inevitable…it’s just going to happen. Sometimes change is hard, something that you dread and try to avoid. Other times, change is something good, something you can’t wait until it happens. And then there is the change of the LCISD e-mail client over toΒ Microsoft Exchange, which is so much better than good that we had to invent a new word for it: EMAILTABULOUS!
Yes – emailtabulous! Why the creation of a new word? Because of all the great new functions your email will now be able to provide for you!
For starters, you now have almost limitless space in your mailbox. No more finding 7 emails you can delete so that you can send out 2! Second, your email will run through Microsoft Outlook, which will allow for easy sharing of calendars, tasks, and more. And for some of you, you will be incredibly excited to learn that you can now link your LCISD email up to your personal Smartphone!
But for starters, almost nothing will really change! When logging in from home, you will still click on the “Employee Email” link from the LCISD webpage and be required to log in, but the login screen will look just a little bit different. Check out the screen shot below:
You will use your email address as your login and your normal LCISD password for the password (it is case sensitive). Once you are in, the email screen will look a little bit different, but the basic interface is something you will easily get used to. On the left hand side of the screen are your basic folders and in the center of the screen is your email as well as the “New Message”, “Delete”, and “Check Messages” buttons.
Over the next few days, your old emails, contact lists, and calendar events will be brought into this new email client, so if you don’t see everything in there yet, don’t worry, it will show up! In the next few weeks we will be showing you new features of this email client and ways that you can get the most of its new functionality, so check back often and make sure you enjoy this new emailtabulous change!
#1 by Jody Wells on June 29, 2010 - 9:15 pm
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Awesome! I am excited about the change to MS!!!
#2 by Casey Chapman on June 29, 2010 - 11:07 pm
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WOOO HOOO!!! So excited about the change…Bring it on! π
#3 by Kevin Roberts (Terry) on June 30, 2010 - 1:02 pm
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GREAT….. PUSH Syncing up and running to my iPhone 4 now, SWEET.
Now just looking for my archived emails to show back up and all is well.
Thanks guys!!!
#4 by Chris Nilsson on June 30, 2010 - 3:14 pm
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Syncing your phone instructions will be posted very soon! We just want to work through the switch over before we post. As for your existing mail/calendar/contacts being copied over…the server is creating those conversions files as we speak but the process is very slow…it may well be two weeks before the conversion is complete. Until the conversion is complete we are going to add a link to the old email system on the district webpage (send/receive disabled) so you can view your past messages.
#5 by Natalie Oaks on July 1, 2010 - 9:28 am
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Should we keep checking here on icafe for updates or will there be an email sent out? I have an e-mail that I need to view asap.
Thanks for making a change!
#6 by Chris Nilsson on July 1, 2010 - 10:46 am
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We just posted a new set of instruction for viewing old emails…check it out!
#7 by Erica O'Donnell on June 30, 2010 - 2:54 pm
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Found that my password is case sensitive, where on the old system it was not. Now that I’ve got that figured out … π
#8 by Dan Perez on July 1, 2010 - 7:47 am
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Let’s face it; they had me at: almost limitless space in your mailbox”! This is fantabulous! Looking forward to using the ease of shared calendars with my team members.
#9 by Renee on July 1, 2010 - 10:53 am
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I am not able to log in on the Outlook Web Access. Any idea why? Yes, I am paying attention to capital letters in my password….I always have. I have chosen the “light” feature and not chosen.
#10 by Renee on July 1, 2010 - 10:57 am
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never mind. got it. tried all combos of capital and lowercase letters. now I will have to remember which combo worked!
#11 by timwtaylor@yahoo.com on July 1, 2010 - 11:46 pm
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Cannot log in help. All is correct.
#12 by Chris Nilsson on July 2, 2010 - 12:12 am
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The most common problem we are seeing is that the new email is case sensitive with your password. Try different combinations of upper and lower case letters. If that does not work call the help desk at x0220.
#13 by Melissa Inman on July 10, 2010 - 8:31 pm
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Exciting! Chad, I love how you included a podcast for this blog post. Very cool.
#14 by Michelle MacLachlan on July 28, 2010 - 11:03 am
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I can’t log in either….I have tried all combinations of upper and lower case letters….and even tried signing in to my old email….I was able to sign in to my old email, so I know I’m using the correct password, not sure what the problem is, but would like to get it fixed before school starts so I can get important emails…..