Welcome to Catholic Education Diocese of Cairns, Google Mail, Contacts, Calendars Support Site. Here you will find information about configuring and using your Google Gsuite for Education account.

Email

• Click on the Mail header at the top of this site, or if you have the basics sorted, check out these user guides in Google Drive. If you have something specific you would like to know how to do, Google It, or log a helpdesk request with IT at helpdesk@cns.catholic.edu.au
• If you need to access your old email after the migration, use this URL -> https://autodiscover.cns.catholic.edu.au/owa/. Please note this is for viewing of email only and if you do find email that did not migrate correctly, please log a helpdesk request.

Calendar

• You should now be using the calendar from Google to manage your appointments and reminders. Note this is in a separate browser tab to email and you can display a summary version with your Google Inbox open by enabling this lab.
• If you need to access Resource Calendars (Rooms Vehicles, etc), please refer to the shared resources user guide.

Mobile Devices

• If you are using your email on a mobile phone or tablet device, a reminder you will need to setup a new account to connect to Google after the migration. Instructions on how to do this can be found on the Client Setup page of this site.

You can access your Google Account by signing in from the Google homepage with your full @cns.catholic.edu.au username.

Alternatively you access Gmail, Drive and Calendar directly by using the following links

• Gmail - https://gmail.google.com/a/cns.catholic.edu.au
• Drive - https://drive.google.com/a/cns.catholic.edu.au
• Calendar - https://calendar.google.com/a/cns.catholic.edu.au

Note - When using the links above, the sign on page only requires your username (first initial surname) and password.

You can also add these links as bookmarks to your internet browser for easier access to Google Gsuite. The following video explains how to add the links

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI4ryISv1aY (video courtesy of Wollongong Catholic Education)

There is not much you need to do with your Google account as it is automatically created. There are some settings and information you need to know:

Language and Input Tools - Set your Google for Education account on the web to work with Australian metrics. - (How to Video)

My Account - You can view your Google account activity, account profile other security and privacy settings. Many of these settings are managed, so this is mostly for your information, but something you may find helpful.

Change your password - You don't change your password in Google, it is done using the orange Change Password button on the logon page or using this link. This password is linked to many of your other Catholic Education accounts, so please make sure you remember it. Please do not share your password with others and make sure it is kept secure.

Recovering your password - If you get locked out of your Catholic Education account, you can recover your password using the blue Forgotten Password / First Time login button. This does require you to have a mobile phone and have the details entered into your Personal contact page in WSS.

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