Add Outlook document links to Slack
Keep an important proposal, brief, or shared document close to the team conversation. Notis recognizes supported external links in Outlook and adds them to Slack for discovery.
Trigger
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
Action
Add a remote file
Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.
Why this helps
Useful documents stay buried in individual inboxes, leading teammates to request links that were already shared.
- Makes external resources searchable in Slack
- Reduces repeated requests for document links
- Keeps the source file external while improving access
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Outlook and Slack to Notis and confirm remote-file access.
- 2Ask Notis to add qualifying external document links from new Outlook messages to Slack.
- 3Describe the accepted link types, destination, and file naming style.
- 4Pick New Outlook Message, choose a report channel, and test with an accessible non-sensitive URL.
Questions about this workflow
Does Slack copy the original document?
No. The remote-file action adds a reference to an external URL that Slack can access.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Outlook to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Outlook triggers
Slack actions
New Contact Added
Triggered when a new contact is added in the Outlook contacts.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
Calendar Event Changes
Triggered when a new calendar event occurs (created, updated, or deleted) in the Outlook calendar.
Add a custom emoji to a Slack team
Deprecated: adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url. use `add emoji` instead.
New Calendar Event
Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
Add a remote file
Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.
New Sent Message
Triggered when a new message is sent from the Outlook mailbox.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
Add emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
Add reaction to message
Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.
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