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.. index:: Outlook (Microsoft)
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Microsoft Outlook interface
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The Microsoft Outlook plugin enables you to carry out a series of Open ERP operations directly
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from the Outlook email client:
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* create a contact or partner from an email,
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* archive an email and its attachments in Open ERP,
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* send any file attached to an Open ERP document (such as proposals, projects, and tasks).
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.. tip:: Outlook versions
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The Microsoft Outlook plugin works with Microsoft Outlook 2003 and 2007 but not with Outlook
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Installing the Outlook plugin
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To start, you must install the :mod:`email_interface` module in Open ERP. It's the same module as
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used by the Thunderbird extension. Don't install it again if it's already there (which it might be
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because you can use both Outlook and Thunderbird simultaneously to get the same Open ERP
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functionality – so some of your staff may use one and other may use the other).
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Once you've installed the module all you need is to run the Windows auto-installer \
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``tiny_outlook_plugin-X.exe``\ where X corresponds to the version number downloaded. This file can
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be found in the list of modules on the official Open ERP site.
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Installation is then automatic.
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Using the Outlook plugin
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Using the Microsoft Outlook plugin is quite similar to using the Thunderbird extension. In Outlook
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find the menu :menuselection:`Tools --> Open ERP Options`.
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.. figure:: images/outlook_menu.png
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*Configuration menu for the interface between Outlook and Open ERP*
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In the window that you use for configuring the Outlook plugin you can enter parameters for accessing
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the Open ERP server, with various options for:
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* how to handle attachments,
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* which color to give emails transferred to Open ERP.
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Once the server data entry is completed, click :guilabel:`Test the Connection` to check that your
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parameters make it function correctly.
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.. figure:: images/outlook_config.png
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*Configuring access to Open ERP from Word*
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When Outlook is configured, archiving an email and its attached files in Open ERP can be done in
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* directly from the toolbar,
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* from the context menu by right-clicking on an email,
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* from the page while looking at the email.
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.. figure:: images/outlook_archive.png
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*Saving an Outlook email in Open ERP*
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You can select an existing contact or create a new contact on the fly in the Open ERP database.
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Then you can send the email and its attachments and also save it in Open ERP.
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It's possible to send attachments to all types of Open ERP objects. For example this might be
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* sending documents about a customer project into the corresponding project in Open ERP,
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* attaching the documents about an order (such as proof of payment and order receipts),
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* attaching documents to an employee file (such as their CV or annual appraisal).
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Once the email is sent into Open ERP it's marked with another color in Outlook to help remind you
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not to archive it again.
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.. note:: Testing the Outlook adapter
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If you install the Outlook adapter as described,
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explore its functionality with the database as described in this section.
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