Email

  • Accessing a Delegated Mailbox

    To access a mailbox that has been delegated log into your Gmail account. Click your account photo or the circle with your first initial in it (located in the upper-right corner of the page). From the drop-down menu, select the desired delegated account. A new window or tab will open displaying ...
  • Add or remove inbox categories & tabs in Gmail

    On your computer, open Gmail. At the top right, click Settings   See all settings. Click the Inbox tab. In the "Inbox type" section, select Default. Note: To hide all tabs, select another inbox type. In the "Categories" section, check the boxes of tabs you want to show. Note: You can't make new t...
  • Configuring Mac Mail with your VCFA email account

    Configuring Mac Mail with your VCFA email account
  • Contact Syncing - iPhone

    Sync contacts with your iOS device To sync your Google contacts with your Apple iOS device (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch), we recommend using CardDAV, which is an Internet open standard. When you sync your Google contacts using CardDAV, you’ll be able to edit, add, and remove contacts from your devi...
  • Creating a Filter in Gmail

    Create Filter Open Gmail. In the search box at the top, click the Down arrow . Enter your search criteria. If you want to check that your search worked correctly, see what emails show up by clicking Search. At the bottom of the search window, click Create filter. Choose what you’d like the filte...
  • Delete Autocomplete Addresses in Mac Mail

    Start typing the recipient's address or name in a new message. Select the desired address from the auto-complete list as if you'd compose an email to them. Click the small down arrow in the recipient. Select Remove from the drop down menu.
  • Delete Autocomplete Addresses in Microsoft Outlook

    Create a new email message in Outlook. Start typing the name or address you want to remove. Use the down arrow key to highlight the desired (undesired) entry. Press Delete Key on your keyboard. For more control over Outlook's email address auto-complete file, try a tool like Ingressor. Y...
  • Forwarding your email account

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  • Gmail - Schedule Email

    On your computer, go to Gmail. At the top left, click Compose Create your email, be sure to include a recipient (1) At the bottom left next to "Send," click the dropdown arrow and click on Schedule send (2) Pick one of the suggested dates and times from Google or click on Pick date & ti...
  • How do I export my contacts from Yahoo?

    Here's how to export your Yahoo! Contacts from New Yahoo Mail: Launch Yahoo email and sign in. Click on the Contacts tab. Click the Actions dropdown box. Choose Export. Click Export Now next to "Yahoo! CSV" which is the type of program to which you want to export your contacts. After clicki...
  • How do I import contacts into Google Contacts?

    To import contacts to Gmail: Create a custom CSV file, or export the address book from your other webmail provider or email client as a CSV file. Sign in to Gmail. Click Gmail at the top-left corner of your Gmail page, then choose Contacts. Click the More button above the contacts list and ...
  • How to Access Multiple Accounts in Gmail App for iOS

    Once you've entered new accounts in the Gmail app on your iPhone, you can switch between them whenever you want. To do so, tap your user icon in the upper-right corner, and then tap the email address you'd like to switch to. You'll end up at the inbox for the second account.
  • How to add a Gmail account in Android

    Using stock Android Open the App Drawer. Depending on your version of Android — or any themes you may have — this can be done by swiping up from the dock, or tapping the App Drawer icon. Tap Settings. Go to Accounts > Add account,and then selectGoogle. At this point, you may be asked for a p...
  • How to add a vcfa.edu gmail account in iOS

    Go to Settings. Scroll down to *Mail >*Accounts > Add Account, and then* select Google*. You’re now at the Gmail sign-in page. Enter your Gmail address, and tap Next. Enter your password, and tap Next. It will ask you which things you want to sync. Turn off the things you don’t want to sync...
  • How to setup Gmail in your iPhone using the Gmail app

    Tap the hamburger menu (the three horizontal bars) in the upper-left corner, then tap your name and emailin the upper left. Select Add account. Select Google. This will bring you back at the Add your account screen. Here, enter your Gmail addressand tap Next. Then, enter your Gmail password and t...
  • Logging into your email account

    In your favorite web browser go to http://webmail.vcfa.edu You will come to the Google log in page: Enter in your vcfa.edu email address and your password. Click the ‘Sign In’ button and you will redirected to your email account.
  • Mac - Access VCFA Public Folders

    In Outlook 2011 for Mac, in the ribbon, select Tools tab, then click on Public folders button. In Folder browser window, navigate through the public folders tree until you locate the folder you need to access. Highlight the public folder, then click on Subscribe button. Once you have select...
  • Marking incoming gmail emails as NOT spam

    Clicking on the More menu to reveal the Spam folder menu Clicking on the revealed Spam folder menu to see all messages in your spam folder Select all not spam messages and click on Not spam button Alternative Method Click on three dots on the right-hand side of the email, in the drop me...
  • Not receiving an email that I forwarded to myself or from the group I just emailed.

    When you send mail to any group or mailing list you subscribe to, Gmail automatically skips your inbox and archives the message to save you time and prevent clutter. The message will appear in your inbox if someone responds to it or if there is an error delivering the message. If you'd like to vi...
  • Outlook for Mac not updating GAL

    Occasionally Outlook for Mac (OfM) will stop updating the Global Address List (GAL) from Microsoft Exchange Server. To fix this issue to the following: Close OfM From the Finder select the Go menu Hold down the Option key and Library will appear Select Library Navigate to ~/Library/Caches/Outlo...
  • Recall an email you just sent

    Start by signing into Gmail with your account. Then select the gear icon in the upper-right corner, just above your email list. From this menu, select Settings. Scroll down the General tab until you see the Undo Send section. Here, you will see an option to adjust the Send cancellation period. Yo...
  • Searching for emails in your vcfa.edu email account

    How to search Open your VCFA Email. In the search box at the top of the page, write what you're looking for. Press Enter. I can't find a message If you can't find a message you're looking for, try these tips: Inside the search box, click the Down arrow . This opens up a page with more ways to ...
  • Settings for Mail Clients

    If you plan on using your own email application on your computer to get your VCFA email you will need to enter in either the POP, SMTP or IMAP settings. Below is the information you will need to enter into your mail application. *Please note: Google may block sign-in attempts from some apps or d...
  • Setting up Mac Mail on Mavericks (10.9 os x)

    Setting up your vcfa.edu email account on Mavericks 10.9 Mac Mail If you already have an account on Mac Mail you will want to go to Mail -> Preferences -> Accounts. Click the plus ('+') button on the bottom left hand side of the window to start a new account. If this is your first email a...
  • Setting up Outlook/Windows Mail

    Open Outlook or Windows Mail. Click the Tools menu, and select Accounts or Email Accounts Click Add.
  • Setting up Send As in your personal Gmail account for your VCFA.edu email account

    Log into your Gmail email account On the upper right hand side click on the Gear icon. On the drop down menu click on 'Settings' When the 'Settings' panel loads look for the 'Accounts' tab. On the 'Accounts' tab look for the 'Send mail as:' section on the left hand side (about half way down)....
  • Setting up Thunderbird

    Open Thunderbird, enter your account information and click Continue. Full Name: [your name] Email Address: your full email address [username@vcfa.edu for Google Apps users] Password: your Gmail password Thunderbird will do all of the setup for you, but confirm your settings with the informati...
  • Setting up your Android

    Enable IMAP in your Gmail settings. On your phone, press < Home >, then open the Email application. On the 'Your accounts' page, select Next to get started with setup. Enter your full Gmail address and password, then select Next. On the next screen, you can give the account a nickname a...
  • Setting up your iPhone

    Make sure you've enabled IMAP in your main Gmail settings Open the Settings app on your device Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars Tap Add Account... Tap Gmail Enter your account information, being sure to use your full Gmail address, including '@vcfa.com' Tap Next Tap Save
  • Setting up your iPhone iOS 11.X

    On your iPhone click on Settings In the Settings menu scroll down to Accounts and Passwords Click on Add Account Pick the Google option Enter in your vcfa.edu email address and click the Next button Enter in your password and click the Next button Your account is setup. If you have any iss...
  • Student and Faculty email accounts - Redirecting messages landing in the Spam Folder

    Open your VCFA email account in your preferred browser. Find the email you do not want going to spam and put check the checkbox to the left of the email. On the file bar at the top click More. Click Filter messages like these. Check to make sure the email address that is landing in the Sp...
  • Switching your Google accounts for your email

    Some students, staff, faculty and alumni may have another email account with Google. Google has made it easier now to maintain multiple accounts with them. From your browser on the upper right hand side click on the very last icon (depending on how you set up your other Google account it migh...
  • Transfer your school email to your personal account

    Copy & transfer your email files Each time you copy files from your school account, a new set of copies is created in your Google Account. Create an account If you haven't already, create a Google Account. Your new email address will be your username@gmail.com. Prepare your files To copy...
  • What is Gmail “All Mail” – and what is difference between Inbox and All Mail

    The ‘All Mail’ folder in Gmail is where Gmail keeps all of its emails and labels are applied to show emails in various folders including the Inbox. So the ‘All Mail’ label is really an archive folder in Gmail. On the other hand, only non-archived incoming emails are in Gmail Inbox. Thus, the f...
  • Why does “All Mail” not show up at the left of my Gmail screen?

    In your browser, sign in to your vcfa.edu email account. Click the gear icon in the upper right-hand corner and select Settings: Click on Label on the top: Click the Labels tab, and under System label find All Mail and click “show”: “All Mail” is showing up at the left of your Gmail scr...