Articles related to services that facilitate institutional communication and collaboration.
General information and guides for requesting a Purdue-owned cellular/MIFI device.
Purdue email existing users who have previously had their purdue.edu email automatically delivered to a non-Purdue email address will be impacted by a change to Purdue's email system on May 20 and need to take steps to ensure their emails are routed properly.
Answers to frequently asked questions about the Spring 2024 email delivery changes
OneDrive is Microsoft’s cloud-based online storage solution. Being associated with Purdue University, everyone has access to 1TB of OneDrive Storage.
Instructions for deleting a Listserv mailing list.
Using SSH, or Secure Shell, it is possible to sign in to a Unix account from a personal computer. The instructions provided here explain how to access a UNIX account from a personal computer.
Instructions for adding Microsoft Office 365 to your computer.
Instructions for logging into Zoom for Purdue users.
Instructions for allowing all email from @purdue.edu addresses to post to your Listserv list.
Instructions for allowing non-subscribers to post to a Listserv.
Instructions on how to change a list's owner, moderator or editor.
The names used in Office 365 after activation with your Purdue career account will be the same as those that are listed with the Registrar's office on your official records.
This article provides step--by-step instructions for how Purdue Research Foundation employees can change their Microsoft 365 password.
This article provides step-by-step instructions for configuring your iPhone to retrieve and display Microsoft 365 email.
This article provides step-by-step instructions for Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) employees to configure an iPhone to connect to Microsoft 365.
Instructions how any Purdue faculty or staff member can have a Listserv created for official, academic, research, and/or administrative duties.
Instructions on how to find out who owns or maintains a particular website at Purdue University West Lafayette.
How to fix my Web page permissions on a Mac
Instructions on how to forward my Cisco VOIP phone to ring on a different number.
Instructions and help for access your personal webspace at Purdue West Lafayette.
This article provides links to Microsoft articles to assist in importing calendar events to your Microsoft 365 calendar.
This article provides step-by-step directions for importing a Contacts file into Microsoft 365.
Instructions for logging into ListServ.
Instructions fo making a list visible on the front listserv page.
Office 365 distribution lists have the ability for an "Owner" (or owners) to be assigned, so they can manage multiple facets of the group. Owners can modify the members within the group, the name, and whether or not to have the group be moderated to name a few. Even though you can modify the group membership through an Outlook client, the below information is going to focus on OWA (
https://outlook.office.com) since this is where all the options can be found.
Purdue faculty, staff and students can modify their pronouns on their Microsoft 365 profile by following the the instructions from Microsoft Support.
This article provides instructions for moving your data from your W:drive (home directory) to OneDrive on an ESS (formerly CSDS) supported computer.
If you do not own a smartphone, or plan to be in a part of the world where you will not have Internet access and are therefore unable to use Microsoft Authenticator, a physical token may be utilized.
Instructions on how to leave a team in Microsoft Teams
This article provides step-by-step instructions for configuring an Android device to the Microsoft365 email for Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) employees.
Instructions to set up Purdue email (which uses Microsoft 365’s Exchange email service) on an Android mobile device
How to submit a request for a Purdue-owned basic cell phone.
Instructions for requesting a MIFI device, smartphone, or a service (only) plan with sim card.
Instructions for requesting a Purdue-owned pager.
Instructions for how to subscribe or unsubscribe to a Listserv mailing list
This article provides guidance on transferring your Purdue email to an alumni account after graduation.
Instructions for solving common problems associated with Career Account Web Space.
An .htaccess file is a text file that gives direction on how to handle specific page requests.
This article provides information about support for using a Meeting Owl device.
For Purdue IT to provide services related to a Student Org Account, only the Club President & Faculty Advisor ON RECORD are allowed to request service.
The name of a list is a concise name by which the list will be identified.
You can add or change your profile photo in Microsoft 365 from Microsoft365.com, or while using Microsoft 365 applications on your computer or in a browser on your phone.
Instructions on how to change Listserv List subscribers/members .
Article provides instructions on how to change the Owner, Moderator, or Editor of Listserv Lists.
This article describes how to configure PRF email for Outlook.
If you have any questions about a specific list, direct them to the list owner. The list owner is always reachable by email at an address formatted like this: listname-request@lists.purdue.edu
This feature in LISTSERV allows a sender to send a message to a main list, and the message gets sent to people on different sub-lists without being marked as spam. It makes sure that each person gets only one copy of the message, even if they are on multiple sub-lists.
Article explains how to request access to another user's email mailbox.
Article connects to Microsoft Support to help users set up automatic replies in Outlook.
Instructions to set up Purdue OneDrive on a personal laptop
Instructions for setting up Purdue email on an Apple Device
Article points to Microsoft Support's instructions for calendar sharing.
A change in security settings to Microsoft’s OneDrive application for ESS (Endpoint Support Services) supported computers has blocked the ability for the desktop application to connect to personal OneDrive (non-Purdue owned) accounts.
Instructions for newly admitted student to set up my Purdue career account and email.
How to set up Purdue email if you receive "No Mailbox" error.
This article provides links and a request button for assistance.
This article lists and describes all mailing objects available through Microsoft 365 Exchange Online and supported by Purdue IT Messaging.
Purdue Fort Wayne users can follow steps in this article to access their Office365 account.
This article will assist Purdue Fort Wayne faculty, staff and students on the process to create their Zoom account.
This document is a tutorial for Listserv, a tool that allows users to create and manage email lists. It explains how to log in, configure a list, add owners, moderators, and editors, and set notification and review options.
The document is a Brightspace Help guide for students that covers topics such as getting started, courses, discussions, assignments, quizzes, and grades. The document provides instructions, tips, and links for accessing and using the Brightspace platform and its features.
The document is a guide on how to use Listserv, a tool that enables users to create and manage email lists at PFW. It covers various topics such as logging in, setting passwords, configuring lists, adding owners, moderators, and editors, performing bulk operations, and setting notification and review options.
The steps on how to change the layout on a Sharepoint site page.
This document is a tutorial on how to modify Listserv settings, a service that allows users to create and manage email lists at PFW. It shows how to log in, select a list, edit the list header manually, and change the list title, description, or attachments.
Listserv has many common keywords that a user may not know what they mean when using this application.
The document provides information about the computer labs in student housing at Purdue Fort Wayne, including their location, availability, guidelines, and webprint service.
The document explains how to register a device for a wired network connection at Purdue Fort Wayne by using the mydevices.pfw.edu website and entering the device's name and MAC address.
A detailed overview on how to connect to the Wi-Fi as a Purdue Fort Wayne guest.
An explanation on how to create a column in a SharePoint list or library.
A step-by-step process to delegate access to other users in Outlook by using Windows and Mac computers.
The document provides instructions on how to receive a list of the Listservs owned by a user by sending an email with specific commands in the body.
The document describes how to enable Focused Inbox for Office365 and Outlook 2016, a feature that separates the inbox into two tabs: Focused and Other.
The article is about forwarding emails from Outlook to another email account. The process involves signing in to your account at office.com, selecting Outlook from the list of apps, and enabling forwarding under Mail > Forwarding in the settings menu.
An explanation on how to change the Purdue Account email settings.
A description on how to deal with junk mail in Outlook.
Purdue Fort Wayne residents of Student Housing can use this article to assist with registering their game consoles or streaming devices.
This document provides a list of common error messages that users may receive from listserv@listserv.pfw.edu when they send a command to a Listserv, which is an email list service at Purdue Fort Wayne. The error messages indicate the possible reasons for the command failure, such as incorrect syntax, invalid password, unauthorized request, or mismatched email address.
The document describes the features and settings of three types of Listservs: open discussion list, moderated list, and announcement list. Each type of list has different options for subscription, confidentiality, validation, reply-to, notify, auto-delete, review, send, owner, moderator, and editor, which are explained with examples in the document.
The document provides an overview of various terms related to listservs and email distribution lists.
An explanation of how many messages and recipients can be sent in a day.
Microsoft Office 365 (O365) Groups and SharePoint sites are tools to foster communication and collaboration at Purdue Fort Wayne. Use of this service requires thoughtful analysis, planning, governance, and oversight by the management of the relevant unit. SharePoint sites are only created for officially recognized Purdue Fort Wayne units.
A detailed explanation on how to move documents and files in SharePoint.
The provided statement outlines the process for receiving a list of common LISTSERV commands.
When you accidentally delete an item from your Outlook mailbox, you can often recover it.
A description of how to retract a message in Outlook.
Purdue University Fort Wayne can now utilize a cloud-based application, SecureW2, to automate and simplify connecting devices to campus Wi-Fi.
Sharing calendars in Outlook is a great way to collaborate and keep everyone informed about events and appointments. Whether it’s for work, school, or personal use, sharing calendars helps streamline communication and coordination.
This document provides instructions on how to add a subscriber to a Listserv, an email list service at Purdue Fort Wayne, using either the web interface or the e-mail commands.
This document explains how to remove a subscriber from a Listserv, either through the web interface or the e-mail commands.
This document shows how to edit the default messages that Listserv sends to users for various actions, such as confirming requests, adding subscribers, removing subscribers, etc.
A detailed explanation on how to create and use email templates in Outlook.
The article explains how to manage subscribers of a Listserv at Purdue Fort Wayne using the web interface or email commands.
The document explains how to change the password and record the name for a voicemail service.
Using voting buttons/tracking responses, to know if some agrees or disagrees with certain topics in Microsoft Outlook.
A Listserv is an email distribution list that allows messages to be sent to all members (subscribers) of the list.
The document explains how to create and manage Listservs, which are email lists for official, academic, or research purposes at Purdue Fort Wayne. To request a new Listserv, users need to fill out a form and then use either email commands or a web interface to configure their lists.
A brief overview of what is a mailing list.
Article provides overview of limits to a Purdue Office 365 email account.
This article contains information about obtaining telephony devices for departmental use..
An overview of the Purdue university mailing list service terms of use
A webpage is a specific type of file that can be viewed in a web browser (IE, Firefox, Safari, etc); usually an HTML file. When you type an address into the address bar of your browser, you've directed your browser to pull up a specific file on the Internet located at that address. This file is a webpage.
A website is a collection of webpages and all other associated files that have a common purpose.
What to do if you have run Webfix and am still getting a '503: Forbidden' error?
Upon separation from the university, faculty, staff and students will lose access to the Office suite products (free Office for download, OneDrive, and Office online) and will need to remove any files from OneDrive that you want to keep prior to your last day. Files stored on your personal computer will be fine. Students who graduate will continue to retain their @purdue.edu email address for 3 semesters through Office 365 (but lose access to the Office suite of products).
Course Email Lists are mailing lists that allow Instructors to reach all of the students in a section or course.
A moderated mailing list is one configured so an individual is assigned the authority (gatekeeper) to determine whether a message sent to the mailing list will be distributed.
A Purdue University Alumni email account is an email account (@alumni.purdue.edu) provided to graduates of Purdue University for personal use after graduation.
Alertus is a component of the Purdue Emergency Notification system. Purdue has desktop notifications and Beacons installed.
Cascade is a content management system used to create web pages.
This article provides information about Four Winds digital signage, its cost and how to request a digital sign.
LISTSERV is an email list management software program.
Localist is a cloud-based web application sold by Localist. The application supports the University Calendar and provides a way to submit, approve, and post events of interest to the Purdue Community and the General Public. The application can be accessed at "events.purdue.edu"
Microsoft Multi-Factor Authentication (MFa) is used to protect Purdue email and Microsoft accounts.
WebEx is a web conferencing tool for Purdue faculty and staff.
Zoom is a video conferencing tool that is integrated for use in the Brightspace learning management system and is available for student, faculty and staff use.
This article contains step-by-step instructions for viewing the training videos provided by Four Winds.
Purdue IT's Video Production team offers faculty, staff and students a video conferencing facility ideal for long-distance meetings, interviews, thesis defenses or any other information-sharing sessions in Stewart Center (STEW), Rooms 209 & G52.
This article provides links to documentation and training videos for Four Winds Digital Signage.
Microsoft SharePoint is a collaboration platform that allows multiple users to share and manage content, knowledge, and applications to empower teamwork, quickly find information, and seamlessly collaborate across the organization.
This article provides links and other information for changes to Purdue websites.
This article contains information for requesting for updating Purdue IT websites.
The use of the @lists.purdue.edu domain enables the Mailhub group to offer this service to a wider audience, provide mailing list-specific features, and clearly mark the address as a mailing list (not an individual’s email address).
This article contains a list of reasons why a Couse Email List may not be working.