New hire laptop setup

New Hire Setup

This document will instruct you how to set up your laptop for Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive.

Table Of Contents:

Connecting to the internet

Setting up your Outlook

Changing default mail app

Setting up Teams

Setting up OneDrive

Setting your time zone

 

 Connecting to the internet

1.       To be able to login be sure to be connected to the internet, you can either use your ethernet cable or Wi-Fi.

2.       If you are using ethernet just connect the cable and login. To connect using Wi-Fi follow the following steps.

3.       On the bottom right conner, select the globe icon.

4.       Here you will select your Wi-Fi and connect.

5.       Once you see a Wi-Fi logo this will confirm you are fully connected.

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Setting up your Outlook

1.       Once you are logged into your Evergreen device, there are a few things you must do. To start, verify you have all your Office 365 applications (Teams, Outlook, Word, etc.). You can do this by simply searching on the bottom left of the screen. 

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2.       Once you verify that the applications are installed on your device, you can choose to pin these applications. To do this, simply search the application and right click on the application and select “Pin to taskbar

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3.       Now that you’ve pinned the application to your taskbar, simply click on it and get logged in. You should’ve received a separate form with the login instructions.

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4.       You will see this screen when you have successfully added your account. Select “Done” and it will open your Outlook email.

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Changing default mail app

6.       Outlook will need to be set to your default email application. Simply follow the steps below. Search for “Default Apps” and select it.

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7.       Select the Email [+] & choose Outlook.

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*Be sure to select the Outlook application that does NOT have “PRE” on the icon

8.       This should be the final result.

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Setting up Teams

1.       Open the Teams application by either using the icon or looking it up, simply use your Evergreen credentials and log in.

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2.       Once you log in, the applications will start loading. It may take a few minutes to load your profile before it logs you in.

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Setting up OneDrive

1.       To set up OneDrive, simply search for it on the bottom left side of your screen. Make sure you are opening the OneDrive app and NOT OneDrive for Business:

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2.       Simply open the OneDrive application. Using your Evergreen credentials to log in and follow the steps.  Once you finish, you will see the “Open my OneDrive folder” which will take you to the files that are currently backed up to your OneDrive.

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Setting your time zone

1.       If your clock is wrong, you will need to adjust the time zone of your device. To do this simply click the time at the bottom right of the screen and select “Date and time settings

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2.       Here you will get this screen which will allow you to change the time zone of your device.

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