Web
Web interface is the most complete. All the tools are present and you can set all access rights and settings.
Features list
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Messages
- Messaging center
Gather all your email addresses (POP3, IMAP, Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) in a single interface that you can access everywhere.
Many sender addresses
Default sender address - Security
Electronic signature and encryption
Password encrypted messages
Services passwords - Domain names
If you wish, you can use your own domain name for your primary email address. - Alias
An alias is a second email address for one and only account. - Automatic protection
Reliable antivirus and antispam filters
SPF, DKIM
Whitelist - Unified messaging
Send the same message by email, fax and/or SMS. - Shared mailboxes
Share a mailbox to:- Delegate its management. For instance, a manager shares their mailbox with this personal assistant(s).
- Manage a common mailbox (service, department, generic address such as info@example.com, etc.) with several people
- Access from third-party software
Access your mailbox from traditional software compatible with POP3(S) or IMAP4(S): Microsoft Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, etc. - SMTP relay
- Comments
- Mailing lists
- Read receipts
- Templates
- Signature
- Advanced search
- Filters
- Automatic reply
- Auto Forwarding
- Notifications
By email and/or SMS
When first message comes or for each incoming message - Archiving
- Messaging center
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Calendar
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Personal calendar
By default, all data can be accessed by yourself only.
Share your personal agenda and access shared agendas.
Layer agendas to quickly view timezones available for several people
Private events. -
Group calendar
By default, all data can be accessed by all group members.
Access rights (view details, add, delete) - Public access
Private calendar
You can publish (on your website, for instance) your busy time slots so that people who wish an appointment with you can suggest a moment that is convenient. The purpose of this feature is to allow someone who does not use ContactOffice (or who does not belong to one of your groups) to view your calendar. Publishing the busy time slots should be enough.Group calendar
You can publish the events organized by your department, service, association, etc. You will probably want to publish the details for a group calendar.A public calendar can be viewed in a light version of ContactOffice or in third-party software.
- Calendar via SMS
Get your daily agenda by SMS, at the selected time - Reminders
Be reminded by email and/or SMS for specific events (appointments, birthdays, etc.) - Meetings
Invite people to meetings and do the follow-up online - Polls
Not easy to find a date when more than two people are involved! The meeting poll feature allows you to get participants votes on a selection of dates and times. It is much easier to find a schedule that is convenient for all or most participants.Note: Participants don't have to own a ContactOffice account. However, they must be in a private or group address book.
There are no group polls. A poll is always created from the private environment and never appears in the group environment.
- Repeated events
- All day events
- Colours
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RSS feeds
Each (private or group) calendar has 4 RSS feeds:- Today
This week
This month
30 days (from today) - Import
vCal/iCal
Synchronization - Export
Events: vCal/iCal
Day or week view: PDF format - Synchronization
CalDAV server
ActiveSync server
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Personal calendar
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Contacts
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Personal contacts
By default, all data can be accessed by yourself only. -
Group address book
By default, all data can be accessed by all group members.
Access rights -
Fields
Contacts with full contact data, IM addresses, picture, personal comments and access map. -
Contact_data_checking
Send_contact_data_review_messages. -
Direct access to Messaging
Send an email, a SMS or a fax from a contact. -
Tags
Tags allow for organizing your data with labels such as Urgent, Important, etc. and/or by project, client, etc. The first step is to create your own tags. - Search
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Directories
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Import
.csv format
vCard format
Synchronization -
Export
vCard format
PDF format
Synchronization -
Synchronization
CardDAV server
ActiveSync server
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Personal contacts
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Documents
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Personal documents
By default, all data can be accessed by yourself only. - Drag & drop
You can drag and drop one or more files from your computer desktop to the Documents list. -
Group documents
By default, all data can be accessed by all group members.
Access rights - Drop folder
This feature enables you to receive files directly in the Documents tool rather than by email: reports, homeworks, etc. - Public access
This feature allows you to publish forms, reports, studies, etc.Note: publishing content you don't fully own is against the law. You will be held sole responsible in case of legal action. ContactOffice will take no responsibility whatsoever. If you're not sure whether you have all necessary rights to share or publish some files, don't share them.
- Compatible with all file types
.doc, .xls, .ppt, .gif, .jpeg, .bmp, .pdf, etc. - PDF conversion
- Collaborative editing
Documents in a group can be edited by several people at the same time, each user editing a paragraph at a time. Edits made by others are displayed in real time. A chat is also available. - Notifications
When adding or editing a group document, group members get a standard notification by email. You can add your own comments to the standard message.. - Direct access to Messaging
Send attachments from Documents - Import
Virtual drive - Export
Virtual drive - WebDAV server
- Remote servers
A remote server is a document server that allows WebDAV (usually on port 80 (http)/443(https)) or SMB/CIFS connections. By configuring a remote server in {0}, you can gather all your documents in a single interface.Note: the remote server sets the access rights (read, write) for its folders and documents. It also sets the available disk space.
Dropbox, Google Drive
WebDAV/SMB/CIFS client
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Personal documents
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Virtual drive
- Virtual drive (WebDAV)
Access your online documents easily from a special folder on your operating system desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux): drag and drop, opening and saving from the folder, etc..
- Virtual drive (WebDAV)
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Instant messaging
- Chat with a contact
Secured chats (only group members access them) for real-time online conversations
- Chat with a contact
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SMS
- Global coverage
- Sending from address book
- Unified messaging
Send the same message by email, fax and/or SMS
Sent SMS history. - SMS broadcast
Send the same SMS to a list of recipients - Reminders
Calendar via SMS
Event SMS reminders - Notifications
Messages
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Fax
- Global coverage
- Documents
Message body is the fax cover page, and documents (.doc, .xls) are sent after this cover page. - Transmission reports
- Sending from address book
- Unified messaging
Send the same message by email, fax and/or SMS
Sent faxes history. - Attractive fees
Fees depend on destination and transmission duration. - Fax mailing
Send the same fax to a recipients list