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Microsoft Integration with Egnyte
Egnyte and Microsoft Office partner to provide a powerful integration that enables a seamless user experience across browsers and
devices. This partnership provides smooth workflows for opening, editing, and saving Microsoft Office files in Egnyte’s Web UI, mobile
apps, and desktop clients.
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OFFICE ONLINE
OFFICE MOBILE
EGNYTE FOR SHAREPOINT ONLINE
Egnyte for Microsoft Office Desktop
Users working on their desktop computers have the ability to open files and save them to Egnyte within Microsoft Office applications.
In Microsoft Outlook, save files directly to Egnyte and generate shared links to Egnyte files in a seamless user experience. The Egnyte
for Microsoft Office Desktop plugin includes add-ins for Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Features
Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Create new Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents and save them directly to Egnyte. Within the Office application, users
can browse their Egnyte File system and open and edit documents. When a document is opened, the file will be locked in Egnyte.
Every time the document is saved, a new version will automatically upload to Egnyte.
Outlook
Within Microsoft Outlook, users can send links to Egnyte files and folders, upload files to Egnyte, and request files to be uploaded to
Egnyte. Users can also save email attachments directly to an Egnyte folder.
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Requirements
Egnyte Office integration must be installed on the computer.
Windows 10
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Office 2010, Office 2013, and Office 2016
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Office Online
No matter where team members are located, they can collaborate in real-time using Office Online Word, Excel, and
PowerPoint) with the benefits of Egnyte’s secure and easy file-sharing solution.
Features
Co-Authoring
Multiple users can work on a document stored in Egnyte in real-time by utilizing Office Online. When multiple users have the
same document open in Office Online, they are able to edit and collaborate.
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Although the file will have a lock icon, the file can be worked on in Office Online if it was originally opened
in Office Online.
Requirements
Admin permission enabled for OfficeOnline application
Office 365 for Business subscription
Resources
Enable the Microsoft Office Online Integration (https://helpdesk.egnyte.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021487092Enable-the-
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Edit Egnyte Files Using Microsoft Office Online (/hc/en-us/articles/208233668Edit-Egnyte-Files-Using-Microsoft-Office-
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Office Mobile
The Egnyte mobile application allows users to open, edit, and save Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files on iOS,
Android, and Windows Mobile devices.
Features
iOS Only
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Within the Egnyte iOS app, tap on the Open-in button. A pop-up allows the user to open and edit the file directly in the
corresponding Office App.
All Supported Mobile Devices
Users can add Egnyte as a document provider within the Office apps, allowing Egnyte files to be browsed, accessed, and
edited directly within the Office mobile apps.
Requirements
Latest Egnyte app and Office mobile apps on the user’s mobile device
Microsoft requires a paid Office 365 for Business subscription to edit files (read-only preview mode has no charge)
Resources
Egnyte Mobile Apps for Office Integrations
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Egnyte for SharePoint Online
The Egnyte for SharePoint Online integrationallows you to embed your Egnyte file server within the SharePoint site. Utilize
all of the features of the Egnyte Web UI to manage your files. The directly embedded Egnyte interface ensures that your
SharePoint documentation always reflects the most up-to-date information without having to constantly replace and re-
upload the file to SharePoint.
Embedded View
Embed the Egnyte Web UI on a SharePoint Site page.
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Fullscreen View
Utilize a full-screen view of the Egnyte Web UI by clicking on the Egnyte App in Site Contents.
Requirements
Admin permission enabled for OfficeOnline application
Office 365 for Business subscription
Resources
Egnyte for SharePoint Online (/hc/en-us/articles/221985747Egnyte-for-SharePoint-Online)
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