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Instructions may vary depending on whether you are using Office 365 or Outlook 2016.

Open Outlook on your Mac by double-clicking on it. Enter your e-mail address <ukxxxxxx@uni-kassel.de> in the window that appears and click "Next".

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Setup via Outlook program


Please select the "Exchange" option in the following selection.

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Under "E-mail address", please enter the desired sender address <m.mustermann@uni-kassel.de>. Enter your UniAccount email address in the "Domain/username or email" field <ukxxxxxx@uni-kassel.de>. Then confirm the process by clicking "Add account".

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The process is complete as soon as this window appears. Close the process by clicking on "Done".

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Setup via AppleMail

To use your Exchange account on macOS, proceed as follows:

Click on the Apple logo in the top left of the menu bar and then select "System Preferences".

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Now select the menu item "Internet accounts".

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Click on the "Exchange" button.

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Enter your e-mail address <ukxxxxxx@uni-kassel.de> in the "E-mail address" field and complete the "Name" and "Password" fields. Then click on "Log in".

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If you have not entered the e-mail address in the format <ukxxxxxx@uni-kassel.de", but a mail alias <Max.Mustermann@uni-kassel.de", the following window will appear. Please enter your UniAccount in the format <ukxxxxxx@uni-kassel.de> as the user name.

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You can now specify which content should be synchronized with your Exchange account. Complete the Exchange account setup by clicking on the "Done" button.

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Using Apple Mail

Open Apple Mail by clicking on the dock icon with the stamp. If Mail is not in your Dock, press the key combination "cmd" + space bar, enter "Mail" in the search field and then press the Enter key.

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The Mail user interface is divided into 3 columns:

  • Left column: Here you will find an overview of all e-mail accounts and mailboxes that have been set up in Mail.
  • Middle column: This column displays e-mails from a mailbox that you have previously selected in the left-hand column.
  • Right column: Emails that you have selected in the middle column are displayed here.
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Compose e-mail

To compose an e-mail, click on the button with the pencil symbol in the top menu bar.

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In the newly opened window, enter the recipient's e-mail address in the "To" text field. If your recipient is already in your contacts, it is sufficient to enter a few letters of their name. A contact suggestion should appear, which you can confirm with the Enter key. Once you have written a subject and the email text, you can attach files to your email. To do this, click on the paper clip symbol in the top menu bar of the email window. You can also integrate images directly into the email text by dragging and dropping the desired image to the appropriate place in the text.

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E-mail administration

To organize your emails, you have various action options, these are located above your email list. Select one or more emails and then click on one of the following buttons:

  1. Archive: Moves the e-mail to an archive folder.
  2. Delete: Moves the email to the recycle bin.
  3. Mark as advertising: Marks the e-mail as advertising.
  4. Reply: Opens a window to create a reply to the selected e-mail.
  5. Reply to all: Write a reply to all recipients of the selected e-mail.
  6. Forward: to send a copy of the selected e-mail.
  7. Mark: To organize your e-mails.
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Open Apple Mail by clicking on the dock icon with the calendar symbol. If the calendar is not in your dock, press the key combination "cmd" + space bar and enter "calendar" in the search field. Then click on the Enter key.

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There are 2 areas in the Apple Calendar user interface:

  • Left column: Here you will find a list of all calendars
  • Right column: Here you can display a day/week/month/year view.
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Add appointment and calendar

To add an appointment, double-click on the desired location in the calendar view; a small window opens in which you can enter your appointment data.

If you want to organize your appointments in different calendars, create a new calendar by right-clicking in the left-hand column and then selecting New calendar.

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Manage view

In the left-hand column, you can select which calendars are to be displayed in the calendar view by checking or unchecking the box in front of the respective calendar.

Above your calendar view, you can switch between the 4 views: day, week, month and year.

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