Microsoft Outlook Add-in

If you are a Microsoft Outlook user, either via the traditional installed version or Outlook for the Web, you can take advantage of our Outlook integration by installing the Outlook Add-in. This is a simple procedure and will provide you direct access to your MyWhistleBox account from within Outlook. This saves you the trouble of leaving Outlook to retreive or access files from MyWhistleBox.

The Add-in provides the following benefits:

  • Convenience of having MyWhistleBox integrated with Outlook.
  • Access to the most frequently used features of MyWhistleBox.
  • Integration with email items.
  • Tight integration with incomng Notification emails.

Installation

The Add-in is currently certified by Microsoft and is available for free in the Microsoft Store. To install, just following these steps:

  1. Open Outlook, either the desktop or Web version.
  2. In Outlook, go to the navigation bar and select the More Apps Icon and then click Add apps.

  3. In the Apps page, search for the MyWhistleBox add-in from the available list.
  4. When you're ready to install the add-in, select Add.
If you are having trouble, you can always visit the following Microsoft help page Outlook Help.

Usage

To use the Add-in:

  1. Make sure you are actively viewing an email in the Viewer pane.
  2. On the viewer toolbar, you should see the MyWhistleBox icon.

  3. Click the MyWhistleBox icon to open the Task Pane.

  4. Now sign into your MyWhistleBox account.

Additional Integration Features

There are 2 additional special features this add-in contains.

"From" field Detection

The add-in can automatically detect the currently viewed email's "from" field and make it available from the address book. For example, when sending requests, you need to supply the recipients email address. Instead of copying and pasting from the email, simply open your address book by clicking the Address Book icon and the currently selected email's "from" will be available at the top of the list. Just click it and the value will be inserted into the recipient field like any other address book entry.

Notification Folder Detection

Another helpful feature is Folder Detection. This is very helpful when viewing incoming upload notifications. For security reasons, notification emails don't disclose detailed information about the uploaded file. The add-in will detect the folder where the new file is located and automatically open the folder in the add-in's folder pane. This saves you the trouble of hunting for the new file.