Your e-mail address is your username followed by "@pride.hofstra.edu." For example, if your username is ajones1, your address is "ajones1@pride.hofstra.edu."
How do I access my e-mail account?
Your Hofstra student GMail can be accessed via the Web by logging on to the Hofstra Portal.
How do I read my messages?
When you log on to your GMail account, you will be taken by default to the "INBOX" window. All incoming mail arrives in your "INBOX":
How do I send mail?
Click the "Compose Mail" link.
Fill in the appropriate fields (To:, Subject:, Message body).
After you have finished typing your message, click on the "Send" button.
How do I forward my messages to another account?
Select "Settings" from the top menu.
Click the "Forwarding and POP" link.
In this section you are allowed to set three things:
Select "Forward a copy on incoming mail to"
Type in the emaill address you want your messages forwarded to.
"keep pride.hofstra.edu's copy in the inbox" retains a copy of any email that arrives in your account as well as forwards the message.
"archive pride.hofstra.edu's copy" will move the email to your Gmail All Mail folder as well as forward the message.
"delete pride.hofstra.edu's copy" will move the email to your Gmail Trash folder as well as forward the message.
