HOW TO SET UP YOUR INTEC.ME E- MAIL ACCOUNT

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1 HOW TO SET UP YOUR INTEC.ME E- MAIL ACCOUNT Please note: You may find that the process described below is slightly different from the one you will experience. Do not worry about this. As long as you follow the on- screen instructions, you will set up your account successfully! 1. Go to The page should look like this: 2. Log in to Windows Live by using your intec.me e- mail address and password. Your e- mail address will be your student So if your student number is , then your e- mail address will be Your initial password is Please note: Since we have already created your intec.me account, you must use the sign in function, not the sign up function.

2 After you have signed in, you will be asked to verify your information and to create a new password. You will go through the following process: 3. Verify your information. Here, insert your initial intec.me password, which is Change your password. Choose a new password that you ll use to log in to Windows Live. You can also decide to make your password expire every 72 days. You will then be required to change your password every 72 days. Then press submit.

3 5. Set your Country/region and birth year. 6. Read the Windows Live service agreement and Privacy Statement, and then click on I accept. 7. You will then get the following screen: Click the Sign in to Windows Live button. 8. You will then get the login screen again. Please type in your username and your new password that you ve just created. Then click on the Sign in button.

4 9. You will then see the following page: Here, select your language and time zone. If you are in South Africa, change the settings to the following: Then click OK.

5 10. You will then be directed to your Outlook page. 11. If you click on Options (in the top right- hand corner), you will be able to customise your Outlook. Here, you can insert your address details and telephone numbers (if you want to). You can also link other addresses to this one, such as your Hotmail or Gmail account.

6 12. However, the most important setting to change is to set an additional address for when you forget your intec.me password. First, click on Change your password. You will then see this screen, which will open in a new window: 13. Under Password reset information, click on the word Add next to You should then enter an alternate address where your password confirmation can be sent to when you forget your intec.me password. Then click on Add.

7 14. Now set the default question you ll be asked when you forget your password. Click on the word Change next to Question: Default secret question? 15. Now type in your current password, select a secret question and then type in the answer to your secret question. Click on Save. You will be sent this question to verify your identity when you forget your intec.me password. 16. You will then be asked to sign in again:

8 17. Your account details will now be updated and you will go back to this screen: From here, you can either simply close this window, or you click on the Profile link in the top right- hand corner to set up your personal profile. Well done! You have now set up your intec.me mailbox, and you have set up the process to receive your password to an alternate address, should you forget it. Now take your time and explore all the different functions provided by Windows Live, such as how to manage your calendar, manage your contacts, and link to your Facebook profile from here.

9 How to set up your SkyDrive 1. When you are logged in to Outlook Web Access, click on More, then click on SkyDrive: 2. You will now arrive at your SkyDrive page: In SkyDrive you can save up to 25 GB of data. You can choose whether other people can see your data (under Public), or you can keep it private (under My Documents). Or you can share your files with selected people only (under Shared Favorites).