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Microsoft Outlook

Send emails and add calendar events with Microsoft Outlook

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.

Usecase for a Microsoft Outlook integration
Usecase for a Microsoft Outlook integration

Adding and Configuring the Integration

Adding Microsoft Outlook integration
Adding Microsoft Outlook integration

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.

FieldDescriptionRequired field?Notes
ToThe recipient of the emailThe integration currently only supports one recipient
CcYou can CC a recipient with this fieldThe integration currently only supports one recipient to CC
BccYou can BCC a recipient with this fieldThe integration currently only supports one recipient to BCC
SubjectThe subject line of the email
BodyThe content of the emailThe body can be formatted with HTML.
Configurin Send Email with Outlook action
Configurin Send Email with Outlook action

Add Event to Outlook calendar

The Add Event to Outlook calendar action allows you to add an event to your Outlook calendar.

FieldDescriptionRequired field?ExampleNotes
Event titleThe name of your eventTeam Sync
LocationThe location of your eventYou can enter a physical address or a meeting link
DescriptionWhat the meeting is about
Start dateSpecify both the date and the timeJanuary 5, 2023 at 12:00 PMA Date & Time column in the Data Editor can be used as your Start date
Duration (minutes)Set the duration of the event in minutes30A Number column in the Data Editor can be used to set the duration of the event
AttendeesSeparate multiple emails with commashugo@example.comYou can use comma-separated values to send to multiple recipients.
Calendar IDChoose the calendar you would like to add the event to. If not set, the action will default to your primary calendarTeam calendarYour Calendar ID is the name of your calendar
Configurin Add Event to Outlook calendar action
Configurin Add Event to Outlook calendar action

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.

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