Get Started with Microsoft Email + Calendar

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Audience

Students and employees


Steps to get started 


Set up your 2FA and password

Like most ECU systems, email and calendar uses Microsoft 365 secure authentication. See our 2FA + Password Setup Guide for detailed instructions.


Access Outlook on any browser

  • Simply log into https://email.ecuad.ca/ from any web browser
  • You may be prompted to complete a 2FA challenge
  • This Outlook for the Web (OWA) application is the simplest, fastest and easiest to use interface

Install a desktop app on your device

Your license allows you to install Microsoft 365 apps on up to five devices including computers, tablets and smartphones.

  • Microsoft Outlook
    • Included in Windows 11
    • Available to download for macOS, iOS (from the App Store) and Android (from Google Play)
    • The mobile and new versions provide a simple interface matching the Outlook browser experience
    • An older, more complex interface is also available for Windows (i.e., Outlook Classic) and macOS (i.e., Legacy Outlook)
  • Apple Mail
    • Included in macOS and iOS only
  • Other Email Apps
    • Third-party email apps such as Thunderbird or Gmail are not supported for ECU email.

Add ECU email account to your app of choice

Instructions (Outlook)

 

Step 1:

Launch Outlook, enter your email address and click Connect (Windows) or Continue (macOS).

 

  • If Outlook does not provide this prompt (e.g., if you already have another account connected), proceed to Step 2.
  • Or, skip directly to Step 4.

Step 2:

Launch Outlook and navigate to File \ Account (Windows) or SettingsAccounts (macOS).

 


 

Step 3:

Click + Add Account and add your email address when prompted.

Step 4:

Enter your password, click Sign in and complete the 2FA challenge if prompted.

Your account is now connected.

 

Instructions (Apple Mail)

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Step 1:

In macOS launch System Settings \ Internet Accounts.

In macOS Monterey (12.x) and earlier, open System Preferences \ Internet Accounts.

Step 2:

Select Microsoft Exchange account.

 

 


Step 3:

Enter your email address then click Sign In (twice) to continue.

Step 4:

Enter your password, click Sign in and complete the 2FA challenge if prompted.

Your account is now connected.

Step 5:

Select Mail and Calendars, as well as other apps you’d like to use with this Exchange Account, such as Contacts and Reminders.

You can adjust these settings later if needed.


Set an ECU email signature

Instructions

 

Step 1:

Use the  ECU Signature Generator to create a signature that will appear at the bottom of your email messages

 

 

Step 2:

Navigate to Settings \ Email \ Signatures (macOS) or Message \ Signature (Windows) or Settings \ Accounts \ Signatures (Outlook on the Web).

Or, see this guide for other version of Outlook or Outlook on the Web (OWA).

Step 3:

Copy the signature that you created in Step 1, paste it into the Signature box, then click OK to save.

The signature will auto-populate when you create a new e-mail

 

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Article ID: 13393
Created
Tue 8/19/25 8:40 PM
Modified
Mon 8/25/25 2:12 PM

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