About Outlook on the web at IU

If you have an Exchange account at Indiana University, you can use Outlook on the web (formerly OWA) to securely access your IU Exchange mailbox anywhere from any computer connected to the internet, without having to configure Microsoft Outlook or another email client.

The Outlook on the web interface provides basic email functionality from a secure site, and looks and feels similar to the Outlook application. You can send and receive messages and attachments, create folders and organize messages within the folders, view calendar appointments and contacts, look up names in the IU Global Address List (GAL), set up the Out of Office Assistant, and send instant messages.

The first time you log in, you'll be prompted to set your time zone. (Most of Indiana observes Eastern Time.) By default, Outlook on the web will open the Inbox folder; you cannot change this. As a security measure, your session will time out after six hours of inactivity.