Getting Started: Step by Step

Activate Your Official Campus E-mail Account

Once you have registered, you are expected to take a minute to activate your official campus e-mail account by logging into your college's "MyCommunity EDUCATION" portal below.

Arapahoe Community College	Northeastern Junior College
Colorado Northwestern Community College	Otero Junior College
Community College of Aurora	Pikes Peak Community College
Community College of Denver	Pueblo Community College
Front Range Community College	Red Rocks Community College
Lamar Community College	Trinidad State Junior College
Morgan Community College

Your official campus e-mail address is a great way to stay in touch with fellow students, instructors, the financial aid office and the rest of the college.

Once activated you will enjoy the features and benefits of easy to use, no-cost, ad-free student email based on the Microsoft Hotmail interface that includes such amenities such as Instant Messenger, Calendar and "Microsoft Spaces." Plus, you may continue using this account as an alumni.

Your assigned official campus email address will follow the format of first initial of first name, first initial of middle name (if applicable), and the last name spelled out followed by @student.cccs.edu (e.g., jwsmith@student.cccs.edu). If more than one student matches this combination, students will be distinguished via a number appended onto the name (e.g., jwsmith1@student.cccs.edu).

You may check your official campus e-mail from your college's "MyCommunity EDUCATION" portal or by logging in at www.exchangelabs.com. Please note: browsers other than Internet Explorer may not work to check or operate your official campus e-mail.

All students are responsible for the management of their email accounts. If you prefer to use another email address to receive communications from the college or your instructors, you must forward your official campus email address to your preferred e-mail address. More information about account access and management can be found in your college's "MyCommunity EDUCATION" portal.

The following are instructions on how to forward your official campus email address to another account —


For Internet Explorer 6.0	For Internet Explorer 7.0
Log on to Microsoft Exchange Labs. If this is your first time logging into the Exchange Lab site you be prompted to change your password, set up your security questions and profile information. Once logged in, in the upper right hand corner of the screen click the Options link. On the left hand side of the screen click the link Rules. In the displayed screen, click the link New Rule and select Create a New Rule for Arriving Messages. In the New Rule window that opens on the lower right hand section of the screen under Do the Following select the link Forward or Redirect. Select the checkbox next to 'Forward the message to people or distribution lists.' In the Rule Description box to the left the following text will appear: "Apply this rule after the message arrives forward it to people or distribution lists." Click the link the underlined link portion of the phrase to open your Address Book. In the Address Book, in the 'To ->' field located at the bottom of the window type in the address you wish your email to be redirected to and click OK. In the New Rule box still open, the Name box will now be filled out with the address you entered. You may leave this field as is, or rename the rule to something more meaningful. Click Save and you will see the rule appear in the Rules window. Click the Mail link located in the lower left hand area of the screen to return to the main email access screen and log off.	Log on to Microsoft Exchange Labs. If this is your first time logging into the Exchange Lab site you be prompted to change your password, set up your security questions and profile information. Once logged in, in the upper right hand corner of the screen click the Options link. By default the Options screen will open on the Customize tab located on the left hand side of the screen. Above Customize is the link Organize, click this link once. Two tabs will be displayed to right of the Organize button, click the tab that says Inbox Rules. In the displayed screen, click the link New Rule and select Create a New Rule for Arriving Messages. In the New Rule window that opens on the lower right hand section of the screen under Do the Following select the link Forward or Redirect. Select the checkbox next to 'Forward the message to people or distribution lists.' In the Rule Description box to the left the following text will appear: "Apply this rule after the message arrives forward it to people or distribution lists." Click the link the underlined link portion of the phrase to open your Address Book. In the Address Book, in the 'To ->' field located at the bottom of the window type in the address you wish your email to be redirected to and click OK. In the New Rule box still open, the Name box will now be filled out with the address you entered. You may leave this field as is, or rename the rule to something more meaningful. Click Save and you will see the rule appear in the Rules window. Click the My Mail link in the upper right hand area of the screen to return to the main email access screen and log off.

For Internet Explorer 6.0

For Internet Explorer 7.0

Log on to Microsoft Exchange Labs. If this is your first time logging into the Exchange Lab site you be prompted to change your password, set up your security questions and profile information.
Once logged in, in the upper right hand corner of the screen click the Options link.
On the left hand side of the screen click the link Rules.
In the displayed screen, click the link New Rule and select Create a New Rule for Arriving Messages.
In the New Rule window that opens on the lower right hand section of the screen under Do the Following select the link Forward or Redirect. Select the checkbox next to 'Forward the message to people or distribution lists.'
In the Rule Description box to the left the following text will appear: "Apply this rule after the message arrives forward it to people or distribution lists." Click the link the underlined link portion of the phrase to open your Address Book. In the Address Book, in the 'To ->' field located at the bottom of the window type in the address you wish your email to be redirected to and click OK.
In the New Rule box still open, the Name box will now be filled out with the address you entered. You may leave this field as is, or rename the rule to something more meaningful.
Click Save and you will see the rule appear in the Rules window. Click the Mail link located in the lower left hand area of the screen to return to the main email access screen and log off.

Log on to Microsoft Exchange Labs. If this is your first time logging into the Exchange Lab site you be prompted to change your password, set up your security questions and profile information.
Once logged in, in the upper right hand corner of the screen click the Options link.
By default the Options screen will open on the Customize tab located on the left hand side of the screen. Above Customize is the link Organize, click this link once.
Two tabs will be displayed to right of the Organize button, click the tab that says Inbox Rules.
In the displayed screen, click the link New Rule and select Create a New Rule for Arriving Messages.
In the New Rule window that opens on the lower right hand section of the screen under Do the Following select the link Forward or Redirect. Select the checkbox next to 'Forward the message to people or distribution lists.'
In the Rule Description box to the left the following text will appear: "Apply this rule after the message arrives forward it to people or distribution lists." Click the link the underlined link portion of the phrase to open your Address Book. In the Address Book, in the 'To ->' field located at the bottom of the window type in the address you wish your email to be redirected to and click OK.
In the New Rule box still open, the Name box will now be filled out with the address you entered. You may leave this field as is, or rename the rule to something more meaningful.
Click Save and you will see the rule appear in the Rules window. Click the My Mail link in the upper right hand area of the screen to return to the main email access screen and log off.

Rules cannot be set in a Mozilla Firefox browser.