Email at Willamette University

Accessing your Email

Willamette has partnered with Google Workspace for Education to provide Email services. You can access to your Willamette Mail in several ways:

wumail.willamette.edu - on the web. This will take you to the standard Gmail interface. It is also the only way you'll be able to perform administrative actions such as set mail forwarding or vacation responders.
Using an email program - The Gmail Web Interface is the Help Desk supported method of access for email. If you prefer utilizing tools like Thunderbird, Outlook, or Mac Mail the Help Desk will offer best efforts for support.
On your mobile device - phones, tablets, etc. iOS instructions can be found here. Android instructions can be found here.

Creating an account - Anyone with a Willamette Network Account will have access to Gmail.
Gmail Settings - Help and instructions about all of the settings in Gmail.
Setting mail forwarding
Setting Vacation Auto Response
Multiple Gmail accounts - tools for accessing multiple accounts simultaneously.
Adding a signature

Many people are already familiar with Gmail's interface. If you need a refresher or are new to Gmail's look and feel you may find these links useful.

Understanding the Gmail Interface - links to some of the basics about how Gmail approaches email in general.

Conversation view - What it is, and how to turn it off./li>
Managing Contacts - Your online address book/contact list in Gmail.
Searching - Gmail is big on 'search not sort'.
Receiving messages - tabs, labels, deleting, archiving, searching, spam.
Sending messages - send, reply, forward, drafts, formatting, attachments, spell check, contacts.
Using filters - manage the flow of your incoming mail.