Microsoft outlook plugin

 

1.  Log into your vBoxxCloud account by using web portal, click on the “Download vBoxx Sync App” in the black menu bar.

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2.  Click on the Outlook Plugin to start the download.

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3. Run the .exe, make sure Outlook is closed otherwise, if you continue without closing Outlook, you will have to restart Outlook before using add-in.

installing outlook plugin - vBoxxCloud

 

4.  Open Outlook, you will be prompted for the following information:

Hostname - Enter the hostname of your server e.g., web.vboxx.nl
Username - Enter your email address. Active Directory users enter credential as domain\username, do not use the email address.
Password - Enter your password.
 

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5.  Select the default share settings:

Notify on download - This sends an email notification to the sender that the file has been downloaded.
Download limit - This sets the numbers of downloads allowed. The share will expire once the download limit is reached.
Expire share after __ days - This sets the number of days the download is available
 

notification settings outlook plugin - vBoxxCloud

 

6.  Create a new message, press the Synced Tool button, on the pop-up window, select a folder or file you wish to share, send to recipient.
 

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7.  Folders/files shared via the Outlook plugin will appear on the sender’s personal “Shares” page.
 

Shares overview - vBoxxCloud

 

*Note: Both the icon image and name are customizable.

Microsoft Outlook 2013 and 2010 (both 32-bit and 64-bit) are supported. Support for Outlook 2007 is coming soon.

**Note: This feature is not supported for Microsoft Outlook installed on Mac operating systems.