Overview
The Egnyte for MS Teams Integration effectively merges Egnyte's file sync and sharing capabilities with Microsoft Teams, available on both its web and desktop versions. Users can safely share links and collaborate on files like Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint within Teams without switching platforms with changes being automatically saved to Egnyte storage. It also allows the sharing of files from local machines, which are securely uploaded to Egnyte instead of native content stores like OneDrive and SharePoint.
In general, Egnyte is limited by the restrictions placed by Microsoft on the Teams Messenger Extension and Tab integrations frameworks.
Prerequisites
- Individual Microsoft Teams License
- Microsoft Office subscription to provide real-time collaboration of MS Office files
- Microsoft Office Online integration must be enabled for the domain. Co-Editable links are only supported for Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files. Shared Files can be co-edited once a sharing link was posted on the channel or file is in the shared/target/default folder.
- Egnyte for MS Teams integration needs to be enabled by the admin for MS Teams users.
Getting Started
- Users can see the Egnyte app on the bottom bar post-creation.
- Egnyte Files Tab is added to the channels, making it easier for users to access and share files.
Features and Capabilities
The detailed MS Teams - User Guide lists down the initial steps along with the various features and capabilities provided to the end-users with the Egnyte - MS Teams integration.
Click here to download the MS Teams - User Guide.
The user guide covers the step-by-step guidelines for the following features:
- Upload File(s) to Egnyte Folder
- Change Target Folder
- Share Egnyte File(s) Link
- Using Egnyte File(s) Tab
- Create a New File/Folder
- Upload a File or Folder
- Open the File or Folder in Egnyte
- Preview the Shared File
- Opening a File/Folder in Egnyte
- Co-Edit a Shared File
- Co-editing a Shared MS Office File
- Co-editing a File using Egnyte tab
- Remove a File or Folder
The users can also access the detailed user guide to learn about the known issues & limitations and to refer to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).