Google’s Hangouts plug-in: Just like Boon for Microsoft Outlook Users

Now Google has enabled advanced hangout plug-in for MS Outlook users. This advance features is just like a miracle for Microsoft email users. After releasing this Hangout service from Google’ end, Outlook user has legal right for check-in and check-out with hangout calls. However, this service is an integrated part of Google Apps account. So, it becomes necessary for MS Outlook user to have a Google Apps account. Recently, this service is operated through newly added button in MS Outlook’ menu.  This button is an interface for hangout service. With this single button interface, Outlook user can join an existing (ongoing) hangout or create a fresh hangout event.

 Features of Hangouts Plug-in for Microsoft Outlook:

Apart from connectivity with advanced social channel, it provided additional benefits like:

1. Better Work Schedule Management: With enabled service of Hangout, user can schedule their meetings in interactive way. 

2.  Option of Video chat for MS users: Now it becomes possible for Outlook users to add their clients on email application as well as live discussion through Hangout facility. 

3. Simple & Fast method: This add-in provides simplest video chat between users. You can initiate this video communication by a single click at user’s end. 

4.  Advanced Support by Google Inc: If user faces any kind of trouble like error or crash then issue can be reported to Google via online mode. After that, Google’s support team will be followed the issues immediately. 

5. Free Trail Version for Supportive Apps (Google Apps):  Google Apps is required software i.e. installed at machine. For new users, Google provides free trial version that gives an ease understanding with software’s mechanism.

System requirement: 

To enable Hangout plug-in in MS Outlook application, following things are essential for targeted machine mentioned below:

• Application Required : Google Apps for appropriate domain (Business, Education or Government) 

• Operating System : Windows 7 ( 32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 ( 32 & 64 bit)

• MS Outlook Versions:  

 32 - bit plug-in available for : Outlook 2007, 2010, 2013 32-bit
64 - bit plug-in available for : Outlook 2010, 2013 64-bit          

Limitation:

This hangout plug-in is not available for MS Outlook on Mac.

Final Verdict: 

Overall, this facility helps the Outlook users to make their business presence in vast area. By enabling, video hangout in Outlook application, it reduces the burden of business process and makes client relationship much easier.