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Using the Opportunities tab in the Outlook add-in

Learn how to view opportunities, link emails and attachments, and create new opportunities from Outlook.

Written by Support

Overview

The Opportunities tab shows every opportunity connected to people on the email.

Deals

Each deal shows its status (Active, Closed, or On Hold) and name. Click on a deal to see the contacts tied to it and their roles.

Add an email to an opportunity’s timeline

  1. Click on the deal or fundraising opportunity to expand it

  2. Click Add email to timeline

  3. Click Add to confirm

The email is added to the opportunity’s activity timeline, and the button changes to Email linked.

Copy attachments to an opportunity

  1. Click on the deal or fundraising opportunity to expand it

  2. Click Copy attachment to opportunity

  3. The add-in will find all the attachements in the email and list them

  4. Choose a folder for each attachment in the Select folder dropdown, or choose No folder

    1. Note: If you don't have folders you can simply just select which attachments to copy to the deal

  5. Click Upload

Create a new opportunity

Click New opportunity at the bottom of the tab and choose the type: investment opportunity (deal), fundraising opportunity, sales opportunity, or exit opportunity.

To create a new deal:

  1. Choose a pipeline

  2. Choose a stage

  3. Search for the target company or begin by typing the name of the target you want to add and then click on New Company button below the search box

  4. Fill in the details. Name, Deal name, Owner, and Source category are required.

    1. If you created a new target you will fill in the information of the target before the deal information

  5. Choose a role for each CRM contact on the email

A confirmation appears once the deal is created.

For more information, contact support@zapflow.com or reach out to your dedicated Account Executive.

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