The What
With the Virtru Outlook 365 Add-in (for Web, Desktop, Mobile), you can easily protect your emails by encrypting messages and attachments in a few simple clicks. In this article, we will walk you through how to send encrypted messages from Outlook Web Access (OWA) or Outlook Desktop. Virtru does not support sending securely inside of the Outlook mobile application. There is a Virtru mobile app that allows you send secure emails from your mobile device.
The How
Activation
- First you’ll need to activate your plugin. Click on the Virtru for Outlook in your toolbar, if you don’t see the Virtu logo then click the 3 dots and choose Virtru
- In the panel that slides out, choose Activate with Email
Sending an Encrypted Email
- Click New Message in Outlook
- Select the Virtru add-in inside of the compose window by clicking the Virtru icon or the 3 dots
- You should see a Virtru toggle in the panel that slides out. This will allow you to Virtru Protection On.
- You can now add your recipients, subject, the body of the email, and any relevant attachments. You also have the option to add a Custom Introduction Message along with additional security options for the message such as Disable Forwarding, Expiration Date, Watermarking, and Persistent Protection.
- When your message is ready, hit Send. You should see a brief message above your secure message letting you know that Virtru is sending your secure message.
Reading an Encrypted Email (Web and Desktop)
- Click the message you’d like to view
- Select the Virtru icon inside of your secure message
- Virtru will open a side panel that should appear on the right, which contains the decrypted content.
- In order to keep this tab open to view additional secure messages, you may pin the side panel to OWA.
Reading an Encrypted Email (Mobile)
- Click the secure message you’d like to view.
- Select the 3 dots in the upper right corner of the message.
- Select the Virtru for Outlook add-in.
- You will see a pop-up panel that will display your secure message.
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