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An overview of scanning options and settings available when using a PaperCut-enabled multi-function device (MFD) on campus. Covers scan destinations (OneDrive, email, and Teams/SharePoint folders), global settings that apply to all scans, and default settings that can be adjusted at the device.

Step-by-step instructions for scanning a document from a campus multi-function device (MFD) and sending it directly to a Bowdoin email address using PaperCut. Includes information about page count limits and how to reduce file size for larger documents.

Explains the two most common ways to sign in to Microsoft 365 at Bowdoin — through the Bowdoin login portal and directly at the Microsoft 365 portal — and why desktop and mobile Microsoft apps redirect to a Microsoft page and then back to Bowdoin's sign-in page.

Bowdoin email is hosted on Microsoft 365, and Gmail does not have a working way to add a Microsoft 365 mailbox for ongoing, day-to-day reading. This article is for current Bowdoin account holders and explains why Gmail cannot connect to an active @bowdoin.edu mailbox, plus what mail apps and web tools to use instead. People leaving the college who want to migrate email should consult the article on leaving Bowdoin instead.

This article explains how to permanently move email messages between the Focused and Other tabs in Microsoft Outlook's Focused Inbox feature. It covers how to teach Outlook to always route messages from a specific sender to your preferred tab on macOS, Windows, and Outlook on the web.

This article explains how to administer a Microsoft 365 Group at Bowdoin College, including how to change group settings, and control who can send email to the group. It is intended for group owners who need to maintain their group using Outlook on the web..

This policy defines how Bowdoin College email accounts are created, used, retained, and deleted, and it sets expectations for privacy, routine deletion, and records retention. It applies to all employees, students, and email systems operated by the College.

Step-by-step instructions for setting up Bowdoin email on an Android phone or tablet using the Microsoft Outlook app, including signing in with Okta multi-factor authentication.

Instructions for installing the Outlook app on a phone or tablet and configuring it with a Bowdoin account. Covers removing an existing account before adding it again and completing setup through the Bowdoin sign-in page. Applies to anyone using the Outlook app on a mobile device.

Step-by-step instructions for setting up Apple's Mail app on an iPhone or iPad to access a Bowdoin email account, including how to remove the account when it is no longer needed.

A LibreChat prompt that drafts clear, professional, accessibility-aware emails tailored to Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff. It produces subject-line options plus short and standard versions in the tone and for the audience you specify, with FERPA-aware guardrails. For any faculty or staff member who writes campus email.

What happens to a departing faculty or staff member's Bowdoin email, data, and technology when they leave or retire — including account disable timing, the no-forwarding policy, the 90-day mailbox deletion, manager-access rules requiring HR approval, how staff versus faculty data is handled, and the requirement to return Bowdoin-purchased equipment and stop using licensed software. Applies to departing faculty and staff.

Explains how to add an interactive poll to an Outlook email so recipients can vote directly from their inbox. Covers composing a new message, inserting and configuring the poll, and sending it. Applies to Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff using the Outlook desktop app on Windows or macOS.

Explains how to keep messages out of the Other tab in Outlook, either by turning off Focused Inbox entirely or by training Focused Inbox to always route certain messages to Focused. Also covers checking the Junk Email folder and reviewing rules that may move messages. Covers Outlook for Windows (classic and new), macOS, Outlook on the web, and Outlook for iOS and Android. Applies to anyone using a Microsoft 365 mailbox.