Google's Gmail is a formidable email service, offering many features. Sadly, the UI is a bit poor and the overall feeling is amateurish. Many true professionals access email using the gold standard -- Outlook. While Microsoft's email software sometimes feels a bit bloated, that is probably because it is chock-full of useful things. Other than email, it is a dream for calendars, task-tracking and overall life organization.
Hangouts Plugin For Outlook Mail
With that said, whether I am on Windows or Mac, I always am sure to install Office so I can setup my email accounts with Outlook -- including Gmail. Unfortunately, by using Outlook rather than the Gmail web interface, I lose out on some goodies, such as starting a Hangout. Well, today this changes, as Google announces Hangouts and Outlook are hanging out with each other.
'Today we're launching a Google Hangouts plugin for Microsoft Outlook. Now you'll be able to start, join or schedule a Hangout directly from Outlook Mail and Calendar. For example, if you're deploying Chromebox for meetings, now you don't have to stop using Microsoft Outlook to schedule Hangout video calls. Simply download the plugin and you'll be ready to join the conversation', says Google.
Google Hangouts Chat and Microsoft Outlook Integration Send automated emails, organize your inbox and search through conversations in Microsoft Outlook. Send instant messages to Google Hangouts Chat. Do much more by connecting Google Hangouts Chat and Microsoft Outlook. Google Apps for Business users the Hangouts plugin for Outlook 2013, allows you to chat to friends and initiate hangouts straight from Microsoft Outlook. Google provides Google Apps for Business. Sokongan plugin bagaimanapun terhad kepada versi Windows OS baru iaitu Windows 7 dan Windows 8. Pemalam Google Hangouts untuk Outlook. Adalah penting untuk menyebutkan bahawa untuk memasang Plugin Hangouts untuk Microsoft Outlook, anda mesti mempunyai keistimewaan pentadbir pada komputer anda. We’ve built a Hangouts Meet add-in for Microsoft Outlook to help Outlook users schedule Meet meetings. This add-in allows you to create a new Meet video meeting in your Outlook event or email.
If you have administrative rights to your workstation, you can install the plugin by doing the following:
Hangouts Plugin For Outlook Free
- On a Windows computer, open a browser and go here.
- Click Download Hangouts Plugin for Microsoft Outlook.
- Run the downloaded HangoutsOutlookPlugin.exe to complete the installation.
This is great news for business users that wish to integrate Google Hangouts into their repertoire, but don't want to stop using Outlook. Sadly, this is a Windows-only affair. According to Google, it will not be compatible with Outlook 2011 for Mac -- lame.
Hangouts Plugin For Outlook 365
Will you install the plugin? Tell me in the comments.
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