Faculty, staff, and graduate students are encouraged to use Microsoft 365 for both email and electronic calendaring. Microsoft 365 offers electronic mail, contacts, tasks, and support for mobile and web-based access. Microsoft 365 / Exchange calendar is the booking and scheduling system used at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ.
Get a University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ email account
Employees and past graduate students
- Check to see if you have an account
- Try logging in at  with your username and password.
- If you can't log in, then you do not have an account.
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New graduate students
Microsoft 365 accounts for new graduate students will be auto-created once Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA) recognizes the individual as a student. Please visit our Microsoft 365 website to:
- Enrol in Duo two-factor authentication (2FA)
- Enter a password recovery email address
- Learn more about accessing your Microsoft 365 account
Accessing your employee University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ email account
- Log in to your email account () with your username and password.
- Ensure that your WatIAM email forward field is set to username@connect.uwaterloo.ca.
- There is a sending limit of 3600 messages per hour for Microsoft 365 accounts.
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About email and Outlook
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Booking and scheduling
Microsoft 365 / Exchange calendar is the booking and scheduling system used at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ.
When using Outlook or the click on the calendar button to access your calendar.
Friendly email addresses
Rather than using your WatIAM username as your email address, you have the option of creating a (e.g. firstname.lastname@uwaterloo.ca).
Friendly email addresses can be easier for others to remember and type.
Passwords and security
- Never share your WatIAM or email password.
- Review rules for creating passwords.
- Learn more about .
- Review À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ IT policies, standards, and guidelines.
- Browse the Cyber Awareness website for resources and training.
Requesting a generic email
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Visit the to:
- Submit a support request via the
- Contact your faculty or academic support reps
- Access