Thread For Email Outlook Add In

Thread For Email Outlook Add In

Thread Outlook Office Add-in is a web based add-in that can be instantly deployed by your Microsoft Global Administrator to all users within the company. There is no installation required on user devices. Any updates will be instantly applied. It is supported on Mac (Apple) or Windows devices, and can be used on Outlook Desktop and Outlook on the Web. 

Note: If you don't have the add-in yet in your Outlook, please contact your IT provider to complete these steps: Deploying the new Outlook Office Add-in - IT providers or if you manage your own Microsoft tenant you can get it directly here.



Thread for Email add-in guides

Learn how to find and open your Thread for Email add-in in Outlook, whether you are using Desktop Outlook, or Outlook in the browser.

Learn about the different areas of the Thread for Email add-in, and how to navigate them.

When you receive an email in your Outlook inbox, you can add contacts from that email as Thread contacts directly from Outlook.

When you receive an email from a contact with a document you wish to add to this contact in Thread, you can do this easily using the Outlook add-in.

If you need to create a new file for a client who just sent you an email, you can do this without even going to Thread. Just use the Thread for Email add-in to create the new file directly from Outlook.

Learn how to save emails and attachments from Outlook to your file in Thread.

If you prefer sending emails from Outlook directly, Thread for Email add-in makes it easy for you to find your file documents and contacts so that you can add them as attachments and recipients. You can also link the email to the file so that replies will automatically go to the file inbox.


Shared Mailboxes

To use the Thread for Email add-in with a shared mailbox such as info@ or reception@, that mailbox needs to be set up in your Microsoft as a shared mailbox, rather than an individual licenced mailbox that multiple users have access to. If you are having issues using the add-in with a shared mailbox, please verify with your IT provider that the mailbox is set as a shared mailbox in your Microsoft admin centre.


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