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Email forwarding (default) - All RRU email is forwarded directly to the official personal email address on file for you in the student system. There is no copy anywhere else including in your RRU webmail account. You can manage your forwarding on the MyAdmin site. If you want to turn forwarding off, using the web interface so please make sure you can log into Webmail first (addressed below). Although most students forward email to the official email address we have on file in the student system, you can forward to any email address you choose.

If you wish to update the official email address we have on file in the student system, do that on the MyAdmin site. This is independent of email forwarding.

Webmail access - Once you have MFA setup, you can log into RRU Webmail at https://outlook.office.com/.

Use the long format of your RRU Login (d1brown@royalroads.ca) to log in to this account, not your email address) (Forwarding must be turned off to see any email in webmail)

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titleClick for Bonus Info: Is your personal email address a Hotmail, Outlook, MSN or Live.ca address?

We are aware that some RRU email going to Hotmail, Outlook, MSN and Live.ca accounts, including RRU passphrase reset and academic account activation emails, are going directly into SPAM folders or not arriving at all for staff/faculty and students that are using Microsoft email accounts like Live.ca, Outlook.com and Hotmail.com among others. If you are concerned you are missing an email, please check your Junk Email folders. 

We also strongly suggest that you add “royalroads.ca” domain to the Safe Sender's list in your account. 

Please see this page for instructions.

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titleIs my computer ready?

Is my computer ready?

Since most of your work will be done over the internet and through a browser, your only limits will be your internet speed and availability. Most computers will be able to handle this processing without any difficulties.

Depending on your program, you might be required to record a video, work on documents with Microsoft Office, or install additional software. In those cases, again, most computers should still have no difficulty handling those tasks.

Inevitably, we get the question of Mac vs Windows? RRU supports both options and our only recommendation is not to try something new at RRU. If you are most comfortable with a Mac, then stick with it. Courses, and especially residencies, can be quite intense and busy, so you do not want to be learning a new operating system at the same time as learning at RRU. Both OS will handle what you need to do.

Finally, if you do not already have a copy of Microsoft Office, RRU provides a free subscription to Office 365 that can be used to install on up to 5 computers. So please do not pay for your own license if you do not want to. (RRU Office 365 license not available for Chromebook)

Detailed list of requirements can be found at Computer Requirements for Online Learning

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titleOffice 365

Office 365

We offer you a copy of Office 365 that you can install on up to 5 computers. This license is subscription based and only works while you have an active account at RRU.

You will also use your long format of your RRU Login (d1brown@royalroads.ca) to access this account.

You can find information to set this up here - About Office 365 for RRU Staff, Faculty and Students

We also offer an online version of Office 365. You can access this online version of Office 365 at https://www.office.com/.

MFA must be setup to access this service outside Canada (and eventually inside Canada as well).

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