We’ve linked up with Microsoft to bring you state of the art email and calendar, online file storage, document sharing and Microsoft Office on any computer!

What you get:

• 10GB email inbox and calendar – access anywhere including push to your mobile devices
• 25GB online storage on Windows Live SkyDrive – simple online storage and sharing
• Microsoft Office Web Apps – online companions to Word, Excel, Powerpoint and OneNote, allowing you to edit documents in your browser and save to your SkyDrive without having to install Microsoft Office on your home computer.
• A Windows Live ID for life! You can take your Live ID with you when you leave school.

What do you need to know?

The very first thing you need to do is change your password.

Your school password is securely synced with Microsoft whenever you change it so you can use the same password to log in.

Your password must be at least eight characters long and can’t be a password you have used before.

Also, if you change your password on your email then your password will not sync back to school – it only happens in one direction.

How do you access it?

The easiest way to access your email is by going to www.outlook.com (now in your favourites) and signing in using your email address (e.g. your_username@scalbylearning.co.uk). This is also how you can access your SkyDrive and the Office Web Apps.

You can still use Outlook (on your start menu) – the first time it runs it will take a while to setup your account automatically, and will ask you for your password twice. If you have outlook at home you can also set it up very easily – see here for how http://help.outlook.com/en-GB/140/ms.exch.ecp.UseOutlookAnywhere.aspx?s=EDU_Org_Own_E14_R5

You can also have your email with you on the go by connecting it to your mobile phone. Most smartphones are compatible and most will set themselves up with just your email address and password – see here for details http://help.outlook.com/en-GB/140/ms.exch.ecp.EmailOnMobilePhone.aspx?s=EDU_Org_Own_E14_R5