# Microsoft Outlook (Automation)

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## Description

The Microsoft Outlook component supports a variety of tasks and can handle four different events with the trigger type "Microsoft Outlook."

* When a new email is received in a mailbox
* When there is a new attachment
* When a new email is received matching a search criteria
* When a new message in folder is received

## Component settings&#x20;

| Parameter Name | Description                                                                                                                                                           |
| -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Event          | <p>The event of Outlook mail. </p><p>Options: </p><ul><li>New Email </li><li>New Attachment </li><li>New Email Matching Search </li><li>New Email in Folder</li></ul> |
| Account        | Select the email to activate the trigger Click "Connect an account" button to open an Outlook authorization window.                                                   |

## Use case

Here is a simple use case of the Microsoft Outlook component, where the Microsoft Outlook component is being used with the Slack component to program a message in the general channel when you receive a email.

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