4.3 Attaching Files in Outlook Email Through Filr

You can now use Microsoft Outlook to add attachments to email through Filr. You can either attach the local files from your computer or the Filr files from your My Files area. Depending on the Filr Outlook policy that is effective, the files are either attached directly to the email or uploaded to the Filr server and the location of the uploaded files is shared in the email.

When you send an email to an external user, the external user should log in to the Filr site and self provision. For more information, see the OpenText Filr 23.4 - Frequently Asked Questions.

4.3.1 Prerequisites

Before you attach files to the Outlook email, ensure the following:

Network and the Filr server are up and running.
The attachment does not contain a file of the type that the Filr Administrator has blocked.
The size of the attachment is within the file upload size limit that the Filr Administrator has set. You must not attach more than 10 files. We recommend that the total size of all the attached files does not exceed 500 MB.
The Filr Appliance storage has sufficient storage space.

4.3.2 Attaching Files from Your Computer

Launch Microsoft Outlook.
Ensure that you have already configured the Filr settings and are logged in to the Filr server. See Configuring the Outlook Policy Settings.
Click File > New Email.
Specify the value for the options such as To, CC, Subject as required.
In the Filr - Attach Files group, click From PC.
Browse through the computer and select the files to attach. Then, click Open to attach the files.
(Conditional) To delete all the attachments from the email, click Delete Attachments.

4.3.3 Attaching Files from Filr My Files or Netfolders Area

Launch Microsoft Outlook.
Ensure that you have already configured the Filr settings and are logged in to the Filr server. See Configuring the Outlook Policy Settings.
Click File > New Email.
Specify the value for the options such as To, CC, Subject as required.
In the Filr - Attach Files group, click From Filr.
Browse through the My Files area or Netfolders area and select the files to attach. Then, click Open to attach the files.
(Conditional) To delete all the attachments from the email, click Delete Attachments.