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Explains the different ways to start or schedule a Microsoft Teams meeting, including an ad-hoc video, voice, or screen-sharing session from a chat, and scheduled meetings created in the Outlook desktop app, Outlook on the web, or the Microsoft Teams calendar. Applies to Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students using Microsoft Teams.

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..

Instructions for adding a Bowdoin email account to the Microsoft Outlook desktop app on Windows. Covers adding the account, authenticating at the Okta login, completing the setup prompts, and activating Office with a Bowdoin account. Applies to Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff using a Windows computer.

Instructions for configuring the Microsoft Outlook desktop app on macOS with a Bowdoin email account. Covers getting started, signing in with a Bowdoin email address, authenticating at the Okta login, and adding the account. Applies to Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff using a Mac.

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 scheduling a meeting in a Bowdoin conference room set up as a Microsoft Teams Room, using Outlook (desktop or web) or the Microsoft Teams app. Covers adding the room as a location, including an online Join link, checking availability, and adding a room to an existing invite. Applies to Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students who book Teams Room spaces.

Explains how to record the pronunciation of your name with NameCoach and add the recording, called a NameBadge, to your Outlook email signature. Recipients can click the NameBadge in your signature to hear how your name is pronounced. Applies to Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students.

Explains how to turn the Focused Inbox feature off or on in Outlook on macOS, Windows, the web, and iOS/iPadOS. The Focused Inbox splits the inbox into Focused and Other tabs, and users can change this setting themselves. Applies to Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff.

Explains how to open a mailbox that has been shared with you in Outlook for macOS, Classic Outlook for Windows, New Outlook for Windows, and Outlook on the web. Also covers how to make a shared mailbox appear under your own inbox in Outlook on the web. Applies to Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students.

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 switch between Classic (Legacy) Outlook and New Outlook on Windows 11 and macOS, where to find the toggle on each platform, and how to decide which version to use. Applies to Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff using the Microsoft Outlook desktop app.