1. Go to the UMKC Webmail student login page.
2. Click the Windows Live icon.
3. Enter your Windows Live ID (username@mail.umkc.edu) into the Windows Live ID field.
4. Enter your Windows Live password into the Password field.
5. Click Sign In.

Before using Outlook Live, you must opt in by activating your Windows Live account. To ensure uninterrupted access to your e-mail, you must complete this opt-in process. Please read all of the instructions and precautions on the opt-in page before proceeding (the opt-in page works best with Internet Explorer, more information here).

You are responsible for moving any data, such as saved e-mail and personal address books, from your username@umkc.edu account to your Outlook Live account. The IT KnowledgeBase has instructions on how to move data from the old email account to Outlook Live.

Having trouble with Outlook Live? Check out our frequently asked questions, or visit Microsoft's Windows Live help page.

Windows Live includes these features and services:

• Outlook Live gives students a 10 GB mailbox and 20 MB attachments.
• Windows Live SkyDrive is password-protected 25 GB online storage space. This allows you to store documents or photos and access them from any computer or share them with your friends.
• Windows Live Groups allows communications in a virtual workspace.
• Windows Live Messenger makes it easy to chat with up to 20 friends.
• Windows Live Toolbar makes it easy to sync favorites in Internet Explorer 7 and 8.
• Windows Live Photo allows you to share photos.
• Microsoft Office Live Workspace provides online sharing and storage of documents.
• Windows Live Spaces lets you blog and share photos, opinions, and more.
  

Outlook Live is accessible from any Web browser and many popular e-mail programs, such as Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Entourage, and Mozilla Thunderbird, and is compatible with both Windows and Macintosh computers. Please refer to the IT KnowledgeBase for instructions on how to access Outlook Live from Outlook 2007, Outlook 2003, Entourage, Windows Mail, or Mac Mail.

Although all data on Outlook Live is stored off campus on Microsoft servers, its address book is fully integrated with the University's Global Address List so that students have easy access to University e-mail addresses.