User names and User names and passwordspasswords

User namesUser names

You need to have a username to be You need to have a username to be able to log on to the school network.able to log on to the school network.

Your username is unique at school – Your username is unique at school – that means no one else will have the that means no one else will have the same username as you!same username as you!

Your user nameYour user name

Your USERNAME is made up of:Your USERNAME is made up of:

The first THREE letters of your first The first THREE letters of your first name andname and

The first FIVE letters of your last The first FIVE letters of your last name andname and

The year you arrived at Holgate; that The year you arrived at Holgate; that is 2009is 2009

User namesUser names

So, Jonathan Wilson would have a username that is:So, Jonathan Wilson would have a username that is:

jonwilso2009jonwilso2009

That is made up of the first three letters of That is made up of the first three letters of Jonathan = Jonathan = jonjon

The first five letters of Wilson = The first five letters of Wilson = wilsowilso And And 20092009 jon + wilso + 2009= jon + wilso + 2009= jonwilso2009jonwilso2009

Do not use capital letters in your usernameDo not use capital letters in your username

PasswordsPasswords

The first time you log on to the The first time you log on to the network, your password is set as network, your password is set as passwordpassword

The first time you log on, you will be The first time you log on, you will be made to choose your own password.made to choose your own password.

This must be kept secret; you do This must be kept secret; you do notnot write it down and you tell write it down and you tell nobodynobody, , not even your best friend!not even your best friend!

PasswordsPasswords

A strong password is one that is hard to guess. It should :A strong password is one that is hard to guess. It should :

• Be five or more characters longBe five or more characters long• NOT be a real wordNOT be a real word• have a mixture of letters and numbers.have a mixture of letters and numbers.

Therefore:Therefore:

roverrover is NOT a strong password is NOT a strong password

ButBut

ro123ver456ro123ver456 IS a strong password. IS a strong password.

Do not use capital letters in your password.Do not use capital letters in your password.

EmailEmail

All students have a school email All students have a school email address. This is made up of the user address. This is made up of the user name followed by name followed by

@holgate-ac.org.uk@holgate-ac.org.uk Therefore the user johsmith2013 Therefore the user johsmith2013

wouold have the email address:wouold have the email address: johsmith2013@holgate-ac.org.ukjohsmith2013@holgate-ac.org.uk

Using emailUsing email

You access your email in school by You access your email in school by opening Internet Explorer and opening Internet Explorer and clicking on the Email icon.clicking on the Email icon.

Using EmailUsing Email

The email screen looks like this:The email screen looks like this:

Using EmailUsing EmailClick here to write a new message

Double click a message to open it.

You can add extra mail folders here

AttachmentsAttachments

Sometimes you will need to send Sometimes you will need to send files with an email.files with an email.

Begin a new email and make sure Begin a new email and make sure you add a subject, a message and you add a subject, a message and the address of the receiver!the address of the receiver!

Attachments (2)Attachments (2)Click on the paper clip icon and you can then attach a file.

Click on Browse, find the file to attach, click Attach and the attached file appears in the Current file attachment box.

If you want to add more than one file, before closing this box, click Browse and repeat the process.

Attachments (3)Attachments (3)

Any attached files will appear in your Any attached files will appear in your email.email.

You can then send the email.You can then send the email.