Signing into Email for the First Time

On a University Desktop Computer:

1. The time you open the Outlook application on your computer, it will prompt you to add an account. If you are on a University desktop computer, not a laptop, then your Westminster email address will be autofilled in. When you click add account, you should not even need to enter your password since you are already signed into the desktop.
   
   

On a Laptop or Personal Desktop Computer:

1. If you are on a laptop or non-University owned personal desktop computer, you will need to manually enter in your Westminster email address. Your Westminster email is your username plus @westminsteru.edu. Your username if you are a staff member is normally your first initial and last name (ex. jsmith). If you are a student, your username is your first, middle, and last initial followed by your month and day of birth (ex. abc0206).
2. You will then be prompted to enter your password. Your initial password will be your Westminster University ID number, found in your acceptance letter, new hire paperwork, or your University ID card.
3. You may get a prompt saying “More information required”. If so, you need to set up your multi-factor authentication (MFA) settings to secure your account. You can follow our MFA instructions for help getting that set up.
4. After setting up your MFA settings, your Westminster Outlook account will then finish setup.

On Any Device the Web (from Westminster's homepage):

1. From the Westminster homepage, navigate to either Current Student Resources or Faculty and Staff Resources page.
   
   
2. Click the purple button that says EMAIL.
   
3. You will be brought to a sign in page. Enter in your full Westminster email address, username@westminsteru.edu, then enter your password.
   
4. You will then see a message that says “More information required”. This just means that you have not yet set up your security info that you will use to authenticate your sign ins when you are off campus. Click “Next” to start that setup process.
   
5. You will then see a page that says “Keep your account secure”. This page is wanting you to set up your first method of authentication. Normally, it will first recommend the Microsoft Authenticator app. Go to your phone’s app store and download the Microsoft Authenticator App. Then click “Next” on the computer.
   If you do not have a smart phone or do not want to download an application, click “I want to set up a different method” in the very bottom left. We will go over setup for the other methods in later steps.
   
6. You will see the next set up instructions online. It is telling you to open the app on your phone and click “Add Account”.
   
7. If you get the message asking “Do you have a backup?”, click “Continue”.
   
8. Click “Work or school account”, then click “Next” on the computer.
   
9. On the computer, you will now see a QR code. On your phone, the app should now be working as a camera/QR scanner. Use your phone to scan the QR code. Then click “Next”.
   
10. You will then be sent a test notification to your app to finish setup. Click “Approve” on the app, then click “Next” on the computer.
    
11. Click “Next” to finish setup of the app and move onto the next method.
    
12. You will then be asked to set up a phone number to receive texted codes. Select the correct region if not United States, then enter your phone number. Click “Next”.
    
13. You should then receive a code texted to the number your entered. Type that code in the space provided, then click “Next”.
    
14. This page will confirm that setup of your phone number was successful. Click “Next” to finish.
    
15. If you chose to click “I want to set up a different method”, you will see this page asking you to choose a different method. On the dropdown, select “Email”.
    
16. Enter in a non-Westminster email address into the space provided, then click “Next”. You will then be emailed a code to the email you entered. Type that code into the space provided, the click “Next”.
    
17. Once you reach the page that says “Success!”, you are done with your security info setup. Click “Done” to continue into your email.
    
18. The very first time you sign into your Outlook email on the web, it will ask you to choose your time zone. Select Mountain Time, or if you are not in Utah, the appropriate time zone.