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Why use g.harvard? Harvard’s implementation of Google Apps includes data security and disclosure restrictions that are important to the protection of University information. If you want to use a Google account and you have access to student information or if you perform research at Harvard, you should be using a g.harvard account.

G.harvard and Office 365 have simplified Harvard's email and collaboration efforts; allowing file sharing between schools, students, faculty, and staff as never before. By the end of 2016 there will be two primary email/calendaring/collaboration platforms at Harvard: Google and Office 365. Below you will learn about the configuration of Google supported systems. For information about Office 365, please visit http://mso.harvard.edu/

Harvard Google Domains and Populations
There are three unique Google domains supported by HUIT:
G.harvard - Population includes: FAS Faculty and Staff, HUIT Employees, GSAS, DCE, and SEAS
College.harvard - Population includes: FAS Undergraduate Students Only
Mail.harvard - Population includes: Graduate students in The School of Divinity, The Graduate School of Education, and The Graduate School of Design

Sharing Outside of GdotHarvard

G.harvard works just like your consumer Google account

To share a document, video, or email outside of g.harvard you will need to know the recipient's email address
G.harvard will not auto-fill an address from a different domain unless you have added that person's account to your contacts
G.harvard users cannot look up college.harvard or mail.harvard users in the Google directory

Why are g.harvard, mail.harvard, and college.harvard separate domains? Click here to see our FAQ regarding this question.

Important Links for Sharing Documents

Faculty may find student email addresses and contact information on my.harvard: http://about.my.harvard.edu/student-search
Students, Faculty, Staff may also use the Harvard Directory to find contact information for the entire Harvard Community: http://www.harvard.edu/about-harvard/directories
For more information on how to share documents in Google and in Microsoft Office 365 please see: https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2494822?hl=en
See your Google Calendar in Outlook: https://support.office.com/en-US/article/See-your-Google-Calendar-in-Outlook-C1DAB514-0AD4-4811-824A-7D02C5E77126
Import Google email contacts into Outlook: https://support.office.com/en-US/article/Import-Google-Gmail-contacts-into-Outlook-EDBACFDE-F48C-49DA-A6A3-BCBB8F4F4819

You may share documents, calendars, video, groups, sites, and more within ALL of Harvard's collaboration environments.

Harvard University Information Technology (HUIT) is glad to answer any questions and to assist you in getting started. Please refer to our set of Frequently Asked Questions or contact us at ithelp@harvard.edu or x5-7777.