Guide for Creating a RiskLab Account on Google Workspace and Microsoft Suites

Students from China

Step One: Create a Google Workspace account with your prefered email:

You may use of the following options:

   – Gmail (move on to item 3)
   –  Your institution’s account (move on to item 3)
   – RiskLab email (move on to item 1)
  1. Your RiskLab email and password have been sent to you in a confidential email. If you still have not received it, please contact harian@yorku.ca before moving on to the next step. 
  2. Depending on the domain in which your email is defined, you may check your email at webmail.risklab.ca, webmail.risklab.us, webmail.risklab.me or webmail.risklab.ai.
  3. Go to microsoft.com and select Create Account. Instead of selecting your Outlook, choose “Use my current email address instead”. 
  4. Enter your name and email address (if you use a RiskLab email: name@risklab.ca or name@risklab.us or name@risklab.me or name@risklab.ai) and choose a password. 
  5. In the “Verify your email address” step, enter the code sent to your email. You can retrieve this code from the RiskLab website or your Outlook. 
  6. Follow the next steps by default. Then, upload your profile picture. Make sure you do not skip your profile picture! 
  7. At this stage, you can go to the Microsoft Azure Notebooks page and view the RiskLab Python projects shared with you.

Step Two: Install the required Microsoft Suite Tools

We use the following Microsoft solutions at RiskLab:

  1. Install Teams, OneDrive, and OneNote on your phone and laptop. 
  2. After logging into Microsoft 365, send your email ID information to harian@yorku.ca to ensure you are added to the RiskLab Calendar and mailing list.

Step Three: Add your email to Overleaf

  1. Log in to your Overleaf account. 
  2. In the Account section, choose Account Settings.
  3. Enter your email. 
  4. Verifying your email
  5. Select your email address as your Primary email. Your projects will be shared with you using this account.

Students from Elsewhere

Step One: Create a Google Workspace account with your prefered email:

You may use of the following options:

   – Gmail (move on to item 3)
   –  Your institution’s account (move on to item 3)
   – RiskLab email (move on to item 1)
  1. Your RiskLab email and password have been sent to you in a confidential email. If you still have not received it, please contact harian@yorku.ca before moving on to the next step.
  2. Depending on the domain in which your email is defined, you may check your email at webmail.risklab.ca, webmail.risklab.uswebmail.risklab.me or webmail.risklab.ai.
  3. Go to google.com and select Create Account. Instead of selecting your Gmail, choose “Use my current email address instead“.
  4. Enter your name and email address (if you use a RiskLab email: name@risklab.ca or name@risklab.me or name@risklab.ai) and choose a password.
  5. In the “Verify your email address” step, enter the code sent to your RiskLab email. You can retrieve this code from the RiskLab website or your Gmail. 
  6. Follow the next steps by default. Then, upload your profile picture. Make sure you do not skip your profile picture!
  7. At this stage, go to the Google Colab page and view the RiskLab Python projects shared with you.

Step Two: Install the required Google Workspace Tools

We use the following Google solutions at RiskLab:

  1. Install Google Chat, Drive, and Keep on your phone and laptop.
  2.  After logging into Google Workspace Solutions, send your email ID information to harian@yorku.ca to ensure you are added to the RiskLab Calendar and mailing list.

Step Three: Add your email to Overleaf

  1. Log in to your Overleaf account. 
  2. In the Account section, choose Account Settings.
  3. Enter your email. 
  4. Verifying your email
  5. Select your email address as your Primary email. Your projects will be shared with you using this account.