Triage the inbox
Ask what needs a reply today. Toby lists the emails that look urgent and the ones that can wait.
Outlook Slack and Teams integrationAn Outlook assistant that works in Slack and Teams
Outlook is Toby's email connector. Ask it what needs a reply, have it draft one, and check your calendar, all from the channel. Toby asks before anything goes out under your name.
2,000 free credits, no card needed, $25 a month after that.
What Toby does with Outlook
Summarise a long thread
Ask for the short version of an email chain, with the decision and who owes what.
Draft a reply
Tell Toby what to say. It writes the draft and shows it to you. Nothing is sent until you press Approve.
Find an email
Search by sender, subject or topic, such as the last email from the landlord about the lease.
Answer calendar questions
Ask when you are free on Thursday or what is on tomorrow.
Morning inbox summary
Each weekday Toby posts what arrived overnight and what needs you first.
Jobs that span tools
Connect two tools and Toby can work across both in one thread.
Keep the customer record current
Toby summarises a customer thread from Outlook and proposes a note for the HubSpot record. You approve it first.
Outlook and HubSpot
Reply with the invoice facts
Toby checks the invoice in Xero and drafts the reply in Outlook with the status filled in.
Outlook and Xero
Thread to meeting notes
Toby turns a long email chain into a meeting page in Notion, with decisions and owners.
Outlook and NotionOutlook in Slack and in Teams
Mention Toby in any channel it has joined.
Slack
Dana
@Toby what needs a reply in my inbox today?
TobyAPP
Three emails need you. The landlord wants a decision on the lease renewal, Bayside Fitout asked about invoice timing, and the accountant sent a question about the BAS.
Dana
@Toby draft a reply to Bayside Fitout saying we will confirm by Friday.
TobyAPP
Here is the draft: “Hi Chris, we will confirm the invoice timing by Friday.” Send it from Outlook?
Send reply to Bayside FitoutApproveReject
TobyAPP
Sent.
Example thread. Names and figures are made up.
Microsoft Teams
Marcus
@Toby when am I free on Thursday afternoon?
Toby
You are free after 2:30 pm. You have a call with Fernbrook Logistics until then.
Example thread. Names and figures are made up.
How to connect Outlook to Toby
Toby works the same way in Slack and in Microsoft Teams.
Add Toby to Slack or Teams
Add Toby to your workspace and choose the channels it joins.
Pick Outlook
Open the dashboard and choose Outlook from the list of connections.
Sign in and allow access
Sign in on Outlook's own screen and allow access. You name and approve every tool connection yourself before Toby can use it.
Ask it something
Ask Toby what needs a reply in your inbox today.
What the Outlook integration costs
2,000 free credits, no card needed, then $25 a month.
Every plan includes every connection, so Outlook costs nothing extra. All plans draw on one credit pool, and nobody pays per seat.
Full tiers are on the pricing page. You need your own Outlook account.
Outlook and Toby: common questions
Do I use Toby inside Outlook?
No. You ask in a Slack or Teams channel and Toby answers in the thread. The inbox it reads is the one belonging to the Outlook account you connect.
Will Toby send emails without asking?
No. Toby drafts the email and shows it to you. It goes out only after you press Approve.
What can Toby do in Outlook?
It triages the inbox, summarises threads, finds emails, drafts replies and answers calendar questions. It posts a morning summary if you ask for one.
Can I disconnect Outlook?
Yes. You can remove a channel, disconnect a tool, or take Toby out entirely from the dashboard whenever you want.
How much does the Outlook connection cost?
Nothing extra. Every plan includes every connection. You start with 2,000 free credits and no card, and Starter is $25 a month for the whole workspace.
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