Outlook Plugin

Mindbreeze InSpire

Introduction

With the Outlook add-in, the Mindbreeze InSpire search is now integrated into Microsoft Outlook.
If the add-in is activated, a Mindbreeze search starts parallel to the Outlook search.

Installation and configuration

There are two ways to install the Add-In. In the first variant, a user without administrative rights can install the Add-In via the browser from the Search Client. In the second variant, an administrator can install and preconfigure an MSI Installer system-wide.

Installation via Browser and Search Client

Client service configuration

In order to use the Outlook plugin, the option "External URL" must be set in client service. The External URL is any URL under which the client service is available. Furthermore, a valid SSL certificate must be copied to the client service.

Installing the add-in

First, the Outlook plugin is installed under “Plugins“.
Then it is added under “Client Services > Client Resources“ and activated.

Download and installation

The add-in can now be downloaded to the client under “Settings“ -> ‘Outlook Add-In‘“.

Now the add-in can be installed.  After the installation, the Outlook add-in is at your immediate disposal (re-start Outlook).

Installation via MSI Setup

In the Outlook plugin package you will find an MSI setup file. The MSI setup installs the Outlook Add-In system-wide. The setup requires “Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5” (https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework/net45)  and “Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime” (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48217) to be installed. Note: The MSI setup does not show a wizard or other elements, but installs the add-in immediately without further interaction. After successful installation the Outlook Add-In is active for all users of the system.

Activation in Microsoft Outlook

The following chapter explains the activation and the setting of the add-in in Microsoft Outlook 2010.

You can find the add-in in the menu item 3, “Add-Ins“. There the points “Deactivate Mindbreeze Search“ and “Settings“ are displayed.

Mindbreeze search deactivation/activation

With this button you can activate or deactivate the add-in.

Settings

In the settings, the desired client URL is specified.
Example: https://demo.mindbreeze.com

Installed and activated

When the configuration of the add-in is complete, the outlook add-In is ready for use.

Uninstalling the add-in

If the add-in no longer needed, it can be uninstalled under "Programs and Features".

To do this, look for the following program:

System-wide configuration

Mindbreeze Outlook Add-In stores configuration settings in the user's Windows registry (HKEY_CURRENT_USER). An administrator has the possibility to set default settings in the Windows Registry of the machine (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE).

If a user has saved his own settings, the user settings are used, otherwise the settings of the machine are used.

The registry path of the user settings is:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\Mindbreeze.OutlookAddin.Config

The registry path for local machine settings is:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\Mindbreeze.OutlookAddin.Config

The following default settings can be set: (all Values are String Values)