Pasting and unfurling a link to an item in the chat/channel

After pasting a link to an iManage document, email, folder or workspace in a Teams chat or channel, t he link then unfurls as an adaptive card with relevant metadata and actions that can be performed on the item based on your access level in iManage Work.

Figure: Link unfurling

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NOTE:

  • Pasting an invalid or broken link displays an error message.

  • Link unfurling is not supported on mobile devices.

Table: Available options for an item after the link unfurls

Item

Options

Further steps to be performed:

Document

  • Preview

  • Edit

Previewing a document using an unfurled link:

  1. In a chat or a channel, browse to the adaptive card which contains the document metadata.

  2. Select Preview. A window appears showing the document preview.

    • Select View in iManage to open the document in the iManage Work app within Teams and perform further actions.
      OR

    • Select Back to return to the chat.

Opening a document using an unfurled link:

  1. In a chat or a channel, browse to the adaptive card which contains the document metadata.

  2. Select Edit. Based on your access levels, the document opens in edit mode in the native application on the local machine using iManage integration. If iManage integration is not available, you have an option to view the document in the iManage Work app within Teams using the View in iManage button.

Email

  • Preview

  • Open

Previewing an email using an unfurled link:

  1. In a chat or a channel, browse to the adaptive card which contains the email metadata.

  2. Select Preview. A window appears showing the email preview.

    • Select View in iManage to open the email in the iManage Work app within Teams and perform further actions.
      OR

    • Select Back to return to the chat.

Opening an email using an unfurled link:

  1. In a chat or a channel, browse to the adaptive card which contains the email metadata.

  2. Select Open. The email opens in the native application on the local machine.

Folder

View in iManage

Viewing a folder in iManage Work using an unfurled link:

  1. In a chat or a channel, browse to the adaptive card which contains the folder metadata.

  2. Select View in iManage. The folder and its contents are opened in the iManage tab next to the chat tab.

Workspace

View in iManage

Viewing a workspace in iManage Work using an unfurled link:

  1. In a chat or a channel, browse to the adaptive card which contains the workspace metadata.

  2. Select View in iManage. The workspace and its contents are opened in the iManage tab next to the chat tab.

Figure: Previewing or opening a document using an unfurled link

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You can also drag an item from the iManage tab to the chat on the right-hand side bar and it unfurls into a card. Selecting Enter posts the card into the Teams chat, providing another convenient way of sharing items in chat.

Figure: Drag an item and unfurl in the chat

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