After successfully logging in, you'll be redirected again, this time to outlook.com. NOTE: make sure to bookmark catmail.ohio.edu, NOT "login.live.com" or "outlook.com" directly.
Verify that you are using one of the recommended browsers. If you are you'll see a list of your folders on the left, a list of messages in your Inbox in the middle, and the currently selected message on the right.
To move between messages, simply click on the message you want to view in the Inbox list. To move between folders, click the folder you want to view from the list at the left.
For more information, see Microsoft's Open a Message help.