Xtender: Copy email from Outlook into Xtender

Summary

This tip is for anyone using the web version of Xtender and an installed version of Outlook (not Outlook Web App).

Need to save an email from Outlook into Xtender? You can easily copy it into Xtender.

 

How-To

Task: Copy an email from Outlook into Xtender.

Instructions
 

  1. Start with Xtender Web Access and Outlook open. In Outlook, you should be looking at the list of email. In Xtender, you can be anywhere. A new document will be created when you move the email in.
  2. Arrange your browser windows so that you can also see your computer desktop.
  3. In Outlook, drag the closed email to the desktop.
  4. Switch to Xtender.
  5. Drag the email from your desktop to Xtender.
  6. Index the document.

Note: These steps will include any attachments as well. Email attachments can either be stored with the original email (kept as a .msg file in Xtender), or as separate pages in your Xtender document. To determine how they are stored, adjust your User Settings (Import section >> Import Email Attachment as New Page checkbox). Xtender: Define the User Settings

 

Outcome

You should be able to copy an email from Outlook into Xtender.

 

Further Readings 

For more tips on using Xtender, search for Xtender right here in the UNH IT Knowledge Base.
 

Need additional help?

If you have questions, please complete a Business Applications Support form with as much detail as possible, or contact the Technology Help Desk team on your local campus.

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