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Alfresco Outlook Integration

Platform
Alfresco
Product
Alfresco Outlook Integration
Release
2.8
ft:lastPublication
2026-05-06T19:24:43.034734
ft:locale
en-US
ArchiveStatus
Archived

In Outlook, use the sidebar to browse and work with your connected repository.

  1. In the Alfresco Client tab on the Outlook toolbar and click Show Sidebar.

    This option displays a new window on the right side of the screen, called Alfresco Outlook Client.

    Note

    If the sidebar is already displayed, clicking Show Sidebar hides the sidebar.

  2. There are two tabs available: Explore and Workflow.

    These tabs are shown at the bottom of the sidebar and allow you to switch from one view to another.

    The Explore view and allows you to work with your files and folders in Alfresco Share.

    Note

    In Alfresco Outlook Integration 2.7, the Explore tab is only available if the Workflow tab is also enabled to save space for more content. The Workflow tab is hidden by default.

  3. Use the following tasks to learn about these tabs.