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==Email Accounts==
==Email Accounts==


To set up an NCF account in the native email reader on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, first tap the settings (gear) icon in the panel at the top right of the home screen.  Then from the menu options on the left, select "Accounts". IMAP settings are recommended for all tablets and smartphones. If you have already set up any other accounts, they will be listed on this screen.  
To set up an NCF account in the native [[email]] client on Windows 10 you will first have to pull up the application from the start menu. Once you are inside the Mail application, go to '''Accounts''' > '''Add Account''' > '''Other Account: POP, IMAP''' as illustrated in the image below.


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Tap the "Add User Account" button at the bottom right of the panel and you will get a fresh panel listing the account types that you can create.  These can include Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn as well as email.
Enter your ncf email (format: aa000@ncf.ca) and your NCF password (same as you use when logging into our start page . Click '''Sign in''' (Click Number 1)


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Select "Email, Calendar and Contacts" and you'll get a new panel offering the option of signing in to an existing email account by filling in your Email and password and having the settings copied from your existing account into the fields automatically.  Alternatively, there is an "Advanced Setup" button which allows you to do this manually.
The '''Sign in''' button will then change into a '''Try again''' button. Click it two more times (No 2 & 3)


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Selecting either option will bring up a panel with the account settings blank, if you have no account, or with the account fields filled in the case of an existing account.  Scrolling down through the panel, one finds the fields for username, incoming and outgoing server names and ports, plus synchronization options. Fill in the required fields plus your options and don't forget to save.
The '''Try again''' button will then change into the '''Advanced''' button. Click it one more time (4th overall click)
   
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Enter the ncf recommended settings for a POP/IMAP account setup (Screenshots show POP3 setup. However IMAP4 can be set up the same way and recommended).


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Selecting the "Advanced Setup" option gives more options for both account types and account settings for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, Gmail and Hotmail options as well as IMAP and POP settings.
 
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==Calendar Account==
 
You can set up a calendar account to synchronize with the NCF Zimbra web mail calendar by selecting the CalDav calendar account option and filling in the required fields.
 
The server address will be https://mail.ncf.ca/dav/username@ncf.ca/Calendar where "username" will be your NCF account username.  Check all fields and don't forget to save.
 
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You can also create extra calenders in addition to the default one. For each subsequent calendar you create a new CalDav account with these two differences: email address is username@ncf.ca/calendar_name, and server address is https://mail.ncf.ca/dav/username@ncf.ca


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Latest revision as of 13:46, 29 October 2018

This article details how to set up an NCF mail account on Windows Mail 10.

Email Accounts

To set up an NCF account in the native email client on Windows 10 you will first have to pull up the application from the start menu. Once you are inside the Mail application, go to Accounts > Add Account > Other Account: POP, IMAP as illustrated in the image below.

Windows10mail 1.png

Enter your ncf email (format: aa000@ncf.ca) and your NCF password (same as you use when logging into our start page . Click Sign in (Click Number 1)

Windows10mail 2.png

The Sign in button will then change into a Try again button. Click it two more times (No 2 & 3)

Windows10mail 3.png

The Try again button will then change into the Advanced button. Click it one more time (4th overall click)

Windows10mail 4.png

Enter the ncf recommended settings for a POP/IMAP account setup (Screenshots show POP3 setup. However IMAP4 can be set up the same way and recommended).

Windows10mail 5 1.png

Windows10mail 5 2.png

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