All FIU students with PantherMail accounts have IMAP access capabilities automatically; however, IMAP does have to be enabled and configured first. Here’s how:

Log in to your FIU PantherMail account

Click on Settings

Click on Forwarding and POP/IMAP

Scroll down to the IMAP access section

Select the Enable IMAP button

Click Save Changes so your changes are saved.

Click the Configuration instructions link to get detailed information on how to configure your specific IMAP client (e.g., Outlook Express, Outlook 2003/2007, etc.)

You will need to set your IMAP server within your IMAP client to imap.gmail.com and your SMTP server to smtp.gmail.com

You will also need to set up your IMAP client to use a secure connection (SSL) which will use port 993 instead of the default 143 port for IMAP.

When prompted for your Gmail username in the Account name/Login field, make sure you enter your FIU e-mail address (e.g., jdoe001@fiu.edu).

All FIU students with PantherMail accounts have POP access capabilities automatically, but it does have to be enabled and configured first. Here’s how:

Log in to your FIU PantherMail account

Click on Settings

Click on Forwarding and POP/IMAP

Scroll down to the POP download section

For Item # 1, choose either the Enable POP for all mail so it downloads ALL your current mail in your PantherMail INBOX or choose Enable POP only for mail that arrives from now on so it downloads only the mail that arrives from now on.

For Item #2, select whether you want to keep a copy of the messages in the PantherMail Inbox after they are downloaded or if they should be deleted or archived. (If archived, Gmail will assign a label to them and these messages will be accessible to you via your “All Mail” view).

Click Save Changes so your changes are saved.

Click the Configuration instructions link under Item # 3 to get detailed information on how to configure your specific POP client (e.g., Outlook Express, Outlook 2002/2003, Eudora etc.)

You will need to set your POP server within your POP client to pop.gmail.com and your SMTP server to smtp.gmail.com

When prompted for your Gmail username/Login Name in the Account name field, enter your fully qualified FIU e-mail address (e.g., jdoe001@fiu.edu)

The primary option is through your computer’s web browser. It's packed with exciting features and integrated with other Google services. In your online email account, you can chat with your contacts, create filters to organize your inbox before new mail arrives, schedule calendar events, map addresses in your messages, and track postal packages.

Alternative access options include:

POP - For configuration instructions, please read the question above titled "How do I set up my Gmail account for POP access"

IMAP - For configuration instructions, please read the questions above titled "How do I set up my Gmail account for IMAP access"

Mobile - Connect to the web as you normally would with your phone's web browser, and select OK. If you have a BlackBerry, you can download the mail application. Navigate to http://m.google.com/a. It has most of the webmail features - search and conversation view. With automatic syncing, actions taken on your Blackberry are reflected in your email account. This is separate from the PantherMail for mobile application. A red "M" icon will appear for PantherMail and a blue "M" icon will appear for our Google Apps email.

It's a web-based word processing and spreadsheet application. Your documents are stored online. You and anyone you invite to collaborate can access the document from any internet-connected computer, and make changes simultaneously. Multiple people can make changes at once, and everyone's changes show in real-time. You can get started right away by creating a new document or by uploading a file from your computer. Since the products are integrated, you can use your email account Contacts list to invite people to view or edit your documents.

More Tips on Google Docs:

Revision history -- Individual edits are kept so you can see who made changes and revert back, if necessary.
Search -- Just like the rest of Google products, you can harness the power of Google search to look for a document you haven't edited in months.
Security and privacy -- You choose who sees your document. Other users can only access your document or spreadsheet if you add them to the list of collaborators or viewers, or if you decide to publish the document.