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Full Conversion Steps

Complete conversion steps are also available in an easy to print format.

Before Conversion

  1. Read the FAQ's and be sure to ask questions if you have them.
  2. In Netmail, back up calendar entries and contacts in your address book.
  3. Clean up your Netmail account.

Conversion

  1. Click the sign up now button at googleapps.ipfw.edu and log in.
  2. Go to the Google Apps channel and click the conversion link to get started.
  3. Follow the prompts.
  4. After converting, be sure to log out of myIPFW and then back into myIPFW to see the changes.

After Conversion

  1. Update your email address in services you might be using like Facebook, Linked In, Career Builder, etc. Change listserv subscriptions and notify friends and family of your new address--username@students.ipfw.edu.
  2. Migrate any mail from the old system to your new mailbox. If you do not have mail you want to keep, you do not have to do this.
  3. Recreate calendar and address book entries if applicable.
  4. We encourage you to consider using your new IPFW Gmail account but if you choose not to, you will need to set up forwarding in Gmail, even if you were previously forwarding your email.
  5. After activating your IPFW Gmail account and migrating any mail you might have, you do not need to log into Netmail anymore. All mail sent to you from that point on will go to your Gmail account.

If you think you will need assistance with these steps, check out the hands-on migration sessions.

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