Logging on to CougarMail for the first time:

* You must have your iConnect Login ID first *

1. Open your Internet Browser
2. Navigate to http://outlook.com/my.stchas.edu
3. When the page loads you will see Sign In, with Windows Live ID: and Password:
   Note: If you see your Windows Live ID or one of your other e-mail accounts, sign out and then click on Sign in with a different account.
4. Type in your iConnect ID with @my.stchas.edu behind it.  (Example: ab123456@my.stchas.edu)
5. Then type in your temporary password which is your Student ID number.  (Example: 0123456)
6. Click on Sign In
7. Microsoft Outlook Web Registration will appear.
   1. Re-type your temporary password.
   2. You will be asked to make a new password and confirm it, it can be anything; we recommend you use the same one as iConnect.
   3. Select a security question from the list and create your answer.
   4. Put in an alternate e-mail address that you use, in case you forget your password you can have it sent there.
   5. Enter your country, zip code and year of birth.
   6. Click Register Account.
   7. Click on Sign In to Windows Live.
   8. Now sign in with your Windows Live ID and New Password.

SkyDrive

* You must have your CougarMail activated first *

SkyDrive is 25gb of free Web storage hosted by Microsoft on the Internet, for anyone with a LiveID. If you want the flexibility of being able to access your files wherever you are, SkyDrive is for you. Think of it as a virtual thumb drive.

1. Open your Internet Browser
2. Navigate to http://skydrive.live.com or Sign In to CougarMail and select Profile then SkyDrive on the left.
3. When the page loads you will see Sign In, with Windows Live ID: and Password:
   Note: If you see your Windows Live ID or one of your other e-mail accounts, sign out and then click on Sign in with a different account.
4. Type in your iConnect ID with @my.stchas.edu behind it.  (Example: ab123456@my.stchas.edu)
5. Then type in your password.
6. Now you have access to your SkyDrive.

See the CougarMail Brochure for additional information.