The script is still in it’s early stages, but I am sure that with a little help from its user base it’ll be a perfect companion. And if you have Growl installed, you’ll receive notifications that give you status updates as Items are added. If there is existing due date information associated with the item, that should also make the jump as well. This script will send any type of Outlook item/items (messages, tasks, notes, calendar items, and contacts) directly to OmniFocus’s Inbox - and even will make a new task item from a highlighted bit of text. If you still want to integrate with your trusted OmniFocus task management, Veritrope’s new AppleScript for Outlook 2011 to OmniFocus has you covered. In the latter case you’ll hopefully be using Outlook for Mac 2011.
Step 2: Pick one of the apps as a trigger, which will kick off your automation. Dependent on how flexible and open your IT department is you can do this using IMAP or you need to go native Microsoft. Step 1: Authenticate Microsoft Outlook + OmniFocus. If you happen to work in a large corporation like I do, chances are high that you need to integrate with a Microsoft Exchange environment.
The email client bundled with OS X is able to send over the whole message it even links back to the original message. Outlook for Mac 2011 and OmniFocus integration Triaging email into OmniFocus can be quick and easy, and that’s what we’re going to accomplish here with helper tools.
