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Email and Calendars

This section contains common articles related to VTCRI email and calendaring.

  • Email Group Membership

    If you need to have you or someone else added to, removed from, or have membership otherwise changed for an email group at FBRI, please Start a Conversation to request the change. If you need to have ...

  • How to view the members of an email group / distribution list

    If you wish to see the members of an email distribution list within the FBRI email system, do the following:  WINDOWS (see below for Mac / OSX): In order to see the members of a group or distribution ...

  • How to add and remove an email list member using Outlook Web App (OWA)

    If you have been given access to manage your own Distribution Groups (email lists / groups) in Exchange, you can add and remove users using Outlook Web Access: To add members to the list: Sign into OW...

  • Email Attachment Limits

    The FBRI limits email attachments to 100MB.  However, not all receiving mail servers will support attachments of this size.  If you find your mail is not sending, Start a Conversation with us and we w...

  • Limitations When Sending Email to Virginia Tech

    If you are sending a large number of emails (or a large email) to recipients at Virginia Tech (@vt.edu), you need to be aware of the following restrictions in place:  Each of these items is explained ...

  • Clearing Frequent Contacts in Outlook

    When you compose an email in Outlook, it 'remembers' the email address in a list called Frequent Contacts.  When you send an email to a recipient already in the frequent contact list, Outlook will aut...

  • Clearing All Frequent Contacts from Outlook

    If you are experiencing a lot of failed sent mail due to malformed addresses in your AutoComplete or address book follow these instructions on how to clear your list and cache. See this article to cle...

  • Sharing Your Outlook Calendar (OSX)

    This article will walk you through sharing your FBRI calendar with other users using Outlook on a Mac (OSX). Share a calendar with someone At the bottom of the navigation pane, select the Calendar ico...

  • Share your FBRI Calendar via the Web / Internet

    If you wish to share a read only version of your FBRI Exchange calendar with someone external to the FBRI, you can following the steps below:  Start a Conversation with us requesting Shared Calendar A...

  • Add an Internet (Google) Calendar to Outlook for Mac (OS X)

    Outlook for Mac currently does not support adding an Internet calendar, however, there is a workaround to have one show up: Login in https://webmail.vtc.vt.edu using your FBRI credentials.  Select the...