enaio® Office Add-In NG

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enaio® Office Add-In NG supports collaboration with enaio® clientExternal link icon or enaio® webclient as a desktop applicationExternal link icon.

enaio® Office Add-In NG provides functions in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) that make it easier for you to create and store Office documents in enaio®, edit document contents, and transfer data to and from enaio®. The functions are integrated in the Start ribbon tab of the Office application via the add-in.

If enaio® client and enaio® webclient as a desktop application are installed on the same machine, then enaio® Office Add-In NG is only interoperable with enaio® client.

enaio® client or enaio® webclient as a desktop application, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, or PowerPoint), and enaio® Office Add-In NG must be installed.

enaio® Office Add-In NG (Office ribbon)

enaio® Office Add-In NG Functions

Save and check in

Saves documents edited in Microsoft Office and checks them back into the enaio® filing system. The following options are available:

  • Save and check in icon Save and check in

    Saves the edited document and checks it back into enaio® again. Other enaio® users will then be able to edit the document.

  • As new variant icon As new variant

    The edited document is checked into enaio® as a new variant. The old document is not overwritten and remains in the enaio® variant administration as an inactive document. Other enaio® users are now able to edit the new variant.

  • As new PDF variant icon As new PDF variant

    The edited document is closed and converted to a PDF. The PDF is checked into enaio® as a new variant. The old document is not overwritten and remains in the enaio® variant administration as an inactive document.

  • Save, check in and reopen Save, check in and reopen

    Saves and closes the document edited in Microsoft Word and checks it into enaio®. The same document is then automatically opened again in Microsoft Word and checked out in enaio®. The old document in enaio® will be overwritten.

This function is only available if you have transferred a document to enaio® Office Add-In NG for editing in enaio® client or in desktop application of enaio® webclient:

File as new document

Enables you to store new documents created in Microsoft Office immediately or at a later time in the enaio® filing system. You have the option to file the newly created document in the original file format or as a PDF.

In addition, you can use this function to store an edited enaio® document immediately or at a later time at a new location in the enaio® filing system.

Documents you want to store in the enaio® filing system at a later time using this function and documents where the filing process is aborted are transferred to the folder of enaio® client or to the external tray of desktop application of enaio® webclient.

Open location

Opens the filing location of the enaio® document which has been checked out for editing.

This function is only available if you’ve transferred a document to enaio® Office Add-In NG for editing in enaio® client or in desktop application of enaio® webclient:

Data transfer

This function replaces placeholders in the text of the document that is checked out for editing with entries from index data forms in enaio®.

When using desktop application of enaio® webclient, this function initiates a server-side data transfer, with no user interaction possible. If enaio® Office Add-In NG and enaio® client are working together, client-side data transfer, which includes additional selection options for users, is carried out.

enaio® supports file extensions with more than ten characters or with Unicode characters.
Please note that the maximum supported file size depends on a number of a different factors. This includes the file type, the file content, the specific use case, and the client used.