Williams now uses Gmail’s built in mail merge tool as a replacement for Mail Merge With Attachments (MMwA). Please check out our basic instructions below. For more detailed instructions and additional tips you can also check out Google’s instructions at the link here. https://support.google.com/mail/answer/12921167?hl=en Mail… Continue reading »
Williams has switched to Mail Merge with Attachments as its licensed mail merge tool replacing the older YAMM (Yet Another Mail Merge) tool. Installing MMwA In Chrome, go to the MMwA page in the G Suite Marketplace Click… Continue reading »
A recent Chrome browser update is generating two new pop up messages. The first is a warning on “managed” accounts. The message states “Your organization will manage this profile”. The message is misleading. Williams, as a Google Education site, does manage our @williams.edu Google accounts but does nothing with Chrome… Continue reading »
Listserv uses A listserv is a technology that enables mass distribution of emails. Williams uses listservs to send official college messages to pre-defined groups within our community: all faculty, all staff, all students, etc. Please direct any questions about the technology to [email protected]. The main Williams listservs are available… Continue reading »
The Office of Alumni Relations offers graduates FREE email forwarding. Those who registered for email forwarding are provided with a single permanent Williams email alias. To manage your email forwarding go to Eph Network. Need help? Email [email protected] or call (413) 597-4151. For more information: http://alumni.williams.edu/articles/emf/ … Continue reading »
Several departments at Williams College use the service MailChimp to send newsletters and announcements out to both on-campus and off-campus subscribers. MailChimp is not a mailing list, it’s an e-mail marketing tool best used for ‘one to many’ formal announcements and newsletters. Its advantage over a Google… Continue reading »
In a recent update, Google has started to flag scanned documents from Konica Bizhubs as spam. There are three methods for preventing this from happening. Which ever method you choose, it will need to be done within your email settings in gmail through a browser (Chrome, Firefox, etc.) Go into your… Continue reading »
Setting Up Automatic Replies (Absence Mail and Auto-reply) Open Gmail. In the top-right, click the gear icon (Settings). In the drop-down list select “Settings”. Remain in the “General” tab and scroll down to the Vacation responder section. Select “Vacation responder on”. Fill in the date range, subject, and message. You… Continue reading »
What happens to my Email and Documents?: Faculty Accounts are disabled three months after leaving the college. Forwarding and auto-reply also end at that time. See our guide for instructions on how to set up auto-reply or forward for those three months. Staff Accounts are disabled… Continue reading »
If you go to google.com or email.williams.edu you may find that you are already logged in to a personal gmail account. You can either log out of the personal account and then into the Williams account, or you can simply log in to the Williams account and have both accounts… Continue reading »
There are several important concerns to consider when automatically forwarding incoming emails to another account: For Faculty and Staff Faculty and staff are urged to refrain from forwarding their Williams’ Gmail to an external email account if what they communicate about is subject to other legal or policy requirements related… Continue reading »
When you click on an email link in a Web page or email message your computer will open a new ‘compose window’ with the email address in the To: line. The program used to compose messages is determined by the Default Mail Handler for your computer. Below are… Continue reading »
Hackers want your password and it can be exposed through a number of methods like phishing, a compromised computer or through a data breach at another service like LinkedIn. Did you know we have a system in place that will prevent bad actors from accessing your Williams account even if… Continue reading »
Google Groups are a service from Google that provides discussion groups for people sharing common interests. Google Group Directions and Help. Google Groups will now be used for ALL Williams email lists. In the past we needed to use LISTSERVS for lists that had subscribers who used… Continue reading »
Williams College provides employees (faculty and staff) and students each with an email address.We use GMail (G Suite) as our email provider. Email Address formats Your email address is in the format [email protected]. That is the address you will use to log in. STUDENTS: Note that… Continue reading »
Clearing your web browser “cache” to re-enable a web page or to get rid of bad data is a simple procedure. Each web browser handles this is a different way. Instructions for the common ones are listed below. macOS: Chrome Hit the Command, Shift and Delete keys at the… Continue reading »
What is a “allowlist”? An allowlist is a “free pass” through any of our email protection defenses. The allowlist lists “trusted sources” which lets them through so email from those addresses are not blocked as spam. Spammers (or Phishers) take advantage of typical… Continue reading »