Outlook is an email client and calendar tool that is part of the Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 product suites. If Microsoft Outlook is a critical part of your workflow, it can be helpful to configure Glide to send emails from your Outlook account or add events to your Outlook calendar.
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Adding and Configuring the Integration
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To start using the Outlook integration, you first need to add it to your project.
- In Glide, click the Settings icon in the upper-right corner.
- Click the Integrations tab and then select Outlook.
- Click the Add to app button
- Sign into your Microsoft account.
- Once Glide has access to your Microsoft account, you will be able to send emails and add calendar events with Microsoft Outlook.
Features
Send Email with Outlook
The Send Email with Outlook action allows you to send an email from your own Outlook account.
| Field | Description | Required field? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| To | The recipient of the email | ✅ | The integration currently only supports one recipient |
| Cc | You can CC a recipient with this field | ❌ | The integration currently only supports one recipient to CC |
| Bcc | You can BCC a recipient with this field | ❌ | The integration currently only supports one recipient to BCC |
| Subject | The subject line of the email | ✅ | |
| Body | The content of the email | ✅ | The body can be formatted with HTML. |
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Add Event to Outlook calendar
The Add Event to Outlook calendar action allows you to add an event to your Outlook calendar.
| Field | Description | Required field? | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event title | The name of your event | ✅ | Team Sync | |
| Location | The location of your event | ❌ | You can enter a physical address or a meeting link | |
| Description | What the meeting is about | ❌ | ||
| Start date | Specify both the date and the time | ✅ | January 5, 2023 at 12:00 PM | A Date & Time column in the Data Editor can be used as your Start date |
| Duration (minutes) | Set the duration of the event in minutes | ✅ | 30 | A Number column in the Data Editor can be used to set the duration of the event |
| Attendees | Separate multiple emails with commas | ❌ | hugo@example.com | You can use comma-separated values to send to multiple recipients. |
| Calendar ID | Choose the calendar you would like to add the event to. If not set, the action will default to your primary calendar | ❌ | Team calendar | Your Calendar ID is the name of your calendar |
Notes
The action can be added to a component that supports actions (e.g., a button), added to an action sequence in the Action Editor, or after a form is submitted.
You can create a dynamic event by first creating a Template column in the Data Editor and then setting that column as one of your action’s fields.