SERVICES

To login to your O365 mailbox, go to https://login.microsoftonline.com/. Login using your CUNYfirst Login credentials: FirstName.LastName##@login.cuny.edu (XX being the last 2 or 3 digits of your EMPLID). You will be able to access Microsoft applications and your Exchange mailbox. Open your OUTLOOK app to view new email.

Part-time employees can access their e-mail through the Internet at https://login.microsoftonline.com/.

Full-time employees will have a Outlook client installed on their campus computers.
Full-time employees can also access their e-mail using an Internet browser - https://login.microsoftonline.com/.

1. To create an email, click on the New Email icon.

2. Choose the Insert tab.

3. Click on Attach File and select either Recent Items, Browse Web Locations or Browse This PC.

4. Select the file(s) you want to attach.

5. The file(s) will be attached to your email.

1. Click on the Home tab or choose the New Email icon.

2. On the Message tab, select Signature, and then choose Signatures.

3. Under Choose Default Signature, select an email account to associate with the signature.

4. Under Select signature to edit, select New and type a name for the signature.

5. Under Edit Signature, type the signature that you want and select OK.

1. Open an email message in your inbox to show person’s name on From, To, CC, or Bcc lines.

2. Right-click on the name and select Add to Outlook Contacts, fill in details and click Save.

3. To create a Group, on the Navigation bar, click People.

4. Under My Contacts, select where you want to add the group e.g. Contacts.

5. Click the Home tab and then click New Contact Group.

6. In the Name box, type the name for the group.

7. Click Add Members, and then add people from your address book.

8. Click Save and Close.

1.    Click on the Calendar icon and then click on New Appointment.

Note: An appointment only involves yourself and a meeting involves other people

2. Enter information in the Subject and Location boxes, then in the Start and End times.

3. To make an appointment recurring, click the Recurrence button in the Options group and set the recurrence pattern and range of recurrence and then click OK.

4. The reminder appears 15 minutes before the appointment start time. To change this, set the Reminder drop down box to a new reminder time. To turn reminder off, select None.

5. Once all options are selected, click the Send button.

1. Click on the Calendar icon and click New Meeting.

2. In the Subject box, state purpose of the meeting.

3. Enter the Start and End times.

4. In the meeting request, type any information you want to share with the recipients. You can also attach files.

5. Click Add Attendees, then type the recipients’ names, email addresses, or resource names (separated by semicolons) in the Required, Optional, or Resources boxes.

6. To switch back to the meeting request, click Appointment, then click Send.

1. After logging in, click on New at the top of the page.

2. Enter your information in the relevant boxes. To insert a file, choose Attach.

3. Select the text to change, and pick a tool to from the pop-up toolbar to change the format.

4. You can also use the toolbar with more options at the bottom of the message body.

1. Click on at the top right of the page and select Options.

2. In the left panel under Layout, click Email Signature.

3. Check the appropriate boxes.

4. Create your signature.

5. Click Save then Options to return to the previous screen.

1. Open an email message in your inbox to show person’s name on From, To, CC, or Bcc lines.

2. Click on the appropriate name, then click Add.

3. In the Add Contact form that opens, add more information about the contact.

4. Click Save.

1. Click on the Apps button at the top left of the page and select People.

2. Under Your Contacts in the left pane, select the folder in which you want to put the contact list. Otherwise the list will be created in the Contacts folder.

3. On the toolbar, select the down arrow next to New and then select Contact list.

4. In the blank form that opens, enter List name. Once you start typing in the Add members box, the Addresses pop up for you to easily select names.

5. Select Save to save your changes.

1. Click on the Apps button at the top left of the page and select Calendar.

2. Select the down arrow next to the New button and click Calendar Event.

3. Enter the necessary information in the Title and Location boxes.

4. Enter the Start and End times.

5. To make the appointment recurring, click the Repeat drop down arrow to set the recurrence pattern to one of your choice.

6. By default, a reminder appears 15 minutes before the start of the appointment. To change when the reminder notifies, click the Reminder box down arrow and select a new reminder time. To turn off reminder, click None.

7. Click Save, to save your changes.

1. Click on the Settings menu icon and select Options.

2. In the left panel, click on General and select My account.

3. Click on Change your password to the bottom right of the My account page.

4. Enter the current password.

5. Enter your new password and confirm it.

6. Click Save and then Options to return to the previous screen.

Note: Up to 4 devices are allowed for each mailbox.

1. Click on the Settings menu icon and select Options.

2. In the left panel, click on General and select Mobile devices.

3. Select the device to remove, usually the one with the oldest Last sync time.

4. Click the “—“ to remove and select Yes to “Remove device?”

5. Click Options to return to the previous screen.

A message with attachment(s) is limited to 32 megabytes in size and applies to all internal and external e-mail.

Any e-mail account that has not been accessed in 365 days or more will be disabled.

E-mails to a large group of people can be sent by authorized staff. Any messages sent to Everyone, must be authorized by and sent by Campus Vice Presidents and upper administration.

• OneDrive for Business with 1TB of online file storage.
• Control spam and viruses through filtering.
• Microsoft Office Suite downloadable free for PCs, MACs, and smart phones (up to 5 devices).
• Keep your account even after you graduate.

Note: The OneDrive for Business and Microsoft Office Suite is only available for active City Tech students. These features are no longer available after you graduate or become an inactive student. 

Use the following link to login into your student email:

https://login.microsoftonline.com

Once logged in, click on Outlook icon on the left hand side to view your City Tech email.

Visit https://login.microsoftonline.com
Enter the student email username, then click Next.
Username: Firstname.Lastname@mail.citytech.cuny.edu

Note: If you do not recall your student email username, click: Lookup your E-mail address here.

Password: (for new students)
First initial of first name UPPERCASE + first initial of last name lowercase + MMDDYYYY + last 4 of your EMPL ID.

Example: If your name is John Doe and your date of birth is 01/06/1986 and the last four digits of your EMPL ID are 1234, your password is —> Jd010619861234 (no spaces OR dashes).

Note: For all other students use the password you created.

On the Additional security verification page, under How should we contact you? Select Authentication phone.

Select the country/region code and enter your 10-digit mobile number.

Under Method, select Send me a code by text message, then click Next.

You will receive a 6-digit verification code, enter the code and click Verify, then click Done.

On the Update Your Password page, enter the current password, then enter and confirm your new password.

After creating the password, you will be directed to Microsoft Office 365 account.

Click on Outlook icon on the left hand side to view your City Tech email.

1. On the login page, click on "Can't access your account?". 
2. Select Work or school account. (if prompted). 
3. Enter your student email username and the special characters displayed, then click Next. 
4. Select the reset method of choice: email, phone (call or text) or security questions. 
5. Enter the security code sent to you, then enter and confirm a new password, then click Finish. 

1. Go to https://login.microsoftonline.com and log into your MS O365 student email account.
2. Click on the Setting icon () located on the upper right hand side of the page.
3. Under Password, click on Change your password.
4. Type in the current password you have for your account within the Old password box.
5. Type in your new password within the Create new password box.
6. Once again, type in your new password within the Confirm new password box, then click Submit.

No, you will lose access to One Drive and Microsoft 365 applications once you graduate with your Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree. Please backup all your documents and other files before your graduation date.

If you have any issues with resetting your account, please contact the Student Computing Helpdesk at 718-260-4900 or via email at StudentHelpdesk@citytech.cuny.edu

Security info is an alternate contact email address or phone number that you add to your account. If you forget your password, or if someone else is trying to take over your account, we send a verification code to that alternate email or phone number. When you give the code back to us, we know that you’re really you so we can help get you back into your Microsoft account.

1. Visit https://login.microsoftonline.com and log into your student email account. 
2. Once logged in, click on your Profile Icon located on the upper right hand side, then click on View Account. 
3. Click on Update Info within the Security info box. 
4. Click on + Add sign-in method and select the method of choice. These methods will help you to sign into your account or reset your password.