Martin Methodist College Student eMail
Updated August 22, 2013
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MMC Team Site Click here: https://mailmartinmethodist.sharepoint.com/SitePages/Home.aspx
Office 365 from Microsoft offers four primary services. OUTLOOK is your
email service, Sky Drive Pro (previously "MY SITE") is SharePoint Online
where you can store and share documents, Lync is for instant messaging and
online meetings and the TEAM SITE which ties them all together.
Important Note on SkyDrive: Microsoft has renamed their SharePoint Online services to SkyDrive
Pro. The original public SkyDrive still exists. HOWEVER -- at the top of your portal pages there is a
link to "SkyDrive" -- this is the new SkyDrive Pro. We have a link to the original SkyDrive on the MMC
Team Site home page.
Office 365 Team Site. This is the preferred link to access your
Office 365 services. This site has links to other common web sites and
documents for MMC Students.
Office 365 Password policy
By default, Office 365 user passwords are set to expire on a regular basis. When your
password expires, you are notified when you sign in.
When you create a new password, use the following guidelines:
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Use 8 to 16 characters.
Create a strong password that can’t be easily guessed or cracked. Office 365
requires at least 3 of the following:
o Lowercase characters
o Uppercase characters
o Numbers (0-9)
o Symbols, including: ! @ # $ % ^ & * - _ + = [ ] { } | \ : ‘ , . ? / ` ~ “ < > ( ) ;
Don’t use your user name (the part of your user ID to the left of the @ symbol).
What to do if you forget your password
If you forget your password, you must contact the MMC Help Desk.
Send an eMail from your personal account (Google, Yahoo ...) to [email protected] Do not save this email address. To minimize spam this email
address is subject to change without notice.
The Subject of the email must not be blank .. Use something like "Need help with password"
You must include your Student ID and your Martin Methodist email address in the body of the
email - along with any notes or comments. If you live on-campus please include your building
and room number. If you do not live on campus please include your current address. We will
verify all information before acting on your request.
If you do not have a personal account, we recommend setting up a Google account. This will
give you access to Google Drive - see below. Or you can come see us in the IT Department Martin Hall - Room 101
Saving your documents on the web.
MMC provides 500 mBytes of network storage for each student. While this is normally
sufficient storage for one semester, we recommend that you always keep a backup of your
documents off-site. There are several free services on the web, MMC will support the following
three:
SkyDrive https://skydrive.live.com - 7 gBytes - provided by Microsoft - free web apps for Word,
Excel and PowerPoint - you can use your MMC email address to create a personal account. For
help go to http://www.martinmethodist.edu/campus-life/it-dept/Skydrive
Google Drive https://drive.google.com- 5 gBytes - provided by Google -- variety of free apps
including Google Docs - you must create a Google account. For help go to
http://www.martinmethodist.edu/campus-life/it-dept/Google_Drive
My Site https://mailmartinmethodist-my.sharepoint.com- SharePoint Online provided by
Microsoft -- We are still working on documentation for you for this service, but if you want to
dive in it includes several options (Wiki, Blogs ...) where you can collaborate with fellow
students. For Help go to http://www.martinmethodist.edu/campus-life/it-dept/my_site
Other Office 365 Services
Skype is Replacing Messenger for Instant Messaging and Presence. For more information click
here http://community.office365.com/enus/blogs/office_365_technical_blog/archive/2012/11/06/skype-is-replacing-messenger-forinstant-messaging-and-presence.aspx