All McGill students communicate primarily through McGill Mail. You receive a McGill Mail as a student at McGill University to access any critical information the university may send you. It is an email from Microsoft Outlook that also has a calendar feature and a web-based email client. For more information on how to access the McGill Mail, 2023, see the section below.
Setting Your McGill Mail On Your Apple Device
On your iOS device, download and set up the Microsoft Outlook app.
If you haven’t already created an alias, type in your McGill email address and click Sign in with Office 365.
Your browser will then open the McGill sign-in page. Sign in by entering your McGill password.
Click Allow if you are asked to accept notifications from Outlook.
Suppose two-factor authentication is activated for your McGill account (2FA). You might next be asked to input your second authentication method, which could be either acknowledging a notification or entering a code that was provided to your smartphone.
Your McGill emails ought to start appearing at this point.
You can examine emails based on a variety of criteria by using the Filter button.
How To Set Up The iOS Mail App
Access Settings.
Select Mail.
Choose Accounts.
Choose Add Account.
Select Exchange.
On the Exchange account information screen, enter the following details:
Email: Please enter your McGill username. Mail from McGill
Once the information has been entered, select Next.
You will be asked to sign in using Microsoft to your mcgill.ca Exchange account.
Select Sign in.
Your McGill Username will already be entered on the sign-in page. Sign in by providing the password connected to your McGill username.
Suppose two-factor authentication is activated for your McGill account.
The Exchange screen, where you can choose the apps you want to use with your McGill Exchange account, should now appear. In that case, you might be prompted to enter your second authentication method.
To finish the configuration, tap Save.
Your McGill Exchange profile has been set up.
If you want to keep more or less Exchange data on your device, you might want to tweak the sync settings.
Setting Up Your Android Device To Receive Email From The McGill Exchange
Download the Microsoft Outlook app from the Google Play store.
You’ll be asked to “Get Started” after the program has been installed.
Click Continue after entering your McGill email address.
Your McGill Username and McGill Password must be entered on the sign-in page for McGill.
Accept the request for sign-in. Depending on the options you chose when configuring your two-factor authentication for McGill, you will either receive a 6-digit SMS code or a pop-up message to confirm your identity.
After completing all of this and creating the account, a screen should appear asking if you want to add another account.