enaio® Outlook Add-In NG Functions

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enaio® Outlook Add-In NG is integrated into the Home and Message ribbon tabs in the classic version of Microsoft Outlook. You can find information on how to add an add-in in the classic version of Outlook in Microsoft’s product help (see Microsoft support External link: icon).

Open location

This function opens the filing location of an Outlook element created in enaio®. enaio® client or enaio® webclient as a desktop application must be open for this to happen.

If the e-mail element was found in enaio®, then the location is opened if one hit is returned; if multiple hits are returned, they will be shown in a hit list. If the e-mail element has not yet been assigned to the category created in enaio® in Outlook, you can do this at a later time using this function.

Create in the current location

This function transfers the selected Outlook element to enaio®. It is assigned to an e-mail document type in enaio® and created at the currently open location. If there are several possible object types, you will be shown a selection dialog.

Location selection lists

User-defined filing location list

This function provides selection lists with user-defined and favorite locations for storing the selected Outlook item in enaio®, from which the user can choose the desired location.

List of suggested filing locations

This function provides various suggestion lists for storing the selected Outlook item in enaio®, from which the user can choose the desired location.

If you select an entry in the suggestion lists and then click the left mouse button while holding down the Ctrl key, the selected location is opened in enaio® client or in enaio® webclient as a desktop application.

In enaio® client you can change the location name in the list of suggestions under Settings > Fields > Window title.

This function provides a list from which users can start a workflow. The selected Outlook element is placed in the file. The following work items are performed in enaio® client\Workflow External link – icon and in enaio® webclient External link icon, respectively.

Workflows must be integrated into enaio® Outlook Add-In NG by your administrator. The choice of available workflows may differ from those available in other contexts.

You have the following options to configure the location selection lists in the settings dialog.

Settings dialog
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Use the Arrow icon Arrow icon in the ribbon group enaio® to open the settings dialog for enaio® Outlook Add-In NG. Alternatively, you can also open the settings dialog via File > Options > Add-Ins > Add-in Options.

In the tabs of the settings dialog, you can make various adjustments for working with the add-in. The following selected options are available to you.

You can use the tabs User-defined locations, Favorites, Object type assignment, and Settings only after you have started enaio® client or enaio® webclient as a desktop application and signed in to enaio® (see the Client selection option in the General tab).