The University of Kentucky supports email and cloud storage in Office 365 and Google Apps for Education. All Faculty, Staff and Students automatically receive an Office 365 account to use Office Online or to install the Microsoft Office suite on your device. You may also use Office 365 for your University Email Account. Faculty, Staff and Students may also activate a Google Apps for Education (Gmail) account.

*Note: Dentistry, Nursing and Medical students (most students on MC domain) are required to use Office 365 email. Office 365 accounts are set up for Medical Center students and emails will be sent to that mailbox when they are not sent to your University Email Address (UEA).

General FAQs

• How do I set up my email account? (new students)
• What password do I utilize to log in to my email?
• How do I forward UK emails to my personal email via the Account Manager?

Office 365 (Outlook)

• How do I access my Office 365 email on the web?
• How do I set up Office 365 email on all my devices?
• Where Do I Store My Files?

Google Apps for Education

• How do I access email through G Suite for Education?
• How do I forward UK emails from G Suite to a personal mailbox?
• How do I utilize Google 2-Step Verification?

What does each cloud service provide?

Google Apps		Office 365*
25GB	Mailbox Quota	50GB
20MB	Email Attachment Size	25MB
Google Drive: Unlimited	Online File Storage	1TB
Gmail	Mail Platform	Exchange
	Mobile Device Access
	Mailbox Message Search
	Calendar
	Chat
	Webpage Creation
	Online Document Creation

*Additional cloud-based tools and services are available with a personal Microsoft Account.

 

Please visit the Technology Help Center at techhelpcenter.uky.edu for additional email related help articles.