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Drag and Drop Outlook email into TheBrain as a thought

In earlier versions of TheBrain on Mac (and windows) it was possible to drag an email from Outlook onto the TheBrain plex and it would create a Thought with the email as a link. So one could then click on the thought and open the email in outlook enabling immediate replies. It would be great if this were possible along with pasting into the thought notes the content of the email so it could be edited, hashtags added and comments added etc. Along with adding tasks so that the email can be researched, replied to, added to project thoughts etc.

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John Pemberton-Bates shared this idea  ·   ·  Report…  ·  Admin →
completed  ·  AdminHarlan Hugh (Admin, TheBrain Technologies) responded  · 

If you are using the latest version of Outlook, this is already working. You do not have to "download email as a .msg file and then find that file name (in downloads) then drag and drop it onto TheBrain"

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  • John Pemberton-Bates commented  ·   ·  Report

    No success with drag'n'drop unfortunately.

    I am using:

    * macOS 26.5.2, build 25F84
    * TheBrain 15.0.579.0
    * Microsoft Outlook for Mac 16.1.111.1

    According to the guidance for the current TheBrain version, dragging an email from Outlook onto a blank area of the plex should create a new thought containing the email attachment. However, when I drag an email from the Outlook message list onto the plex, the email will not drop and no thought is created.

    I have restarted the Mac, quit and reopened both applications, refreshed, and downloaded/reinstalled the latest versions, but the behaviour remains unchanged.

    An Outlook email can be dragged successfully to the Desktop as an .eml file, and that .eml file can then be dragged from Finder into TheBrain. The failure therefore appears to be specific to direct Outlook-to-TheBrain dragging.

    Could you please confirm whether direct dragging from this Outlook version is tested and supported under macOS 26.5.2, and whether this is a known problem with handling the macOS file-promise object supplied by Outlook?

    Thanks (also messaged Support).

  • John Pemberton-Bates commented  ·   ·  Report

    Excellent, though not working for me: Macbook Pro2
    - TB 15.0.579.0
    - Outlook for Mac: 16.1.111.1 (26071913) License - Microsoft 365 Subscription. Mac App.

    Any ideas - this is such a cool feature - and waited ages to be able to do this drag and drop again.

    Thanks

  • John Pemberton-Bates commented  ·   ·  Report

    I know and use the 'download email as a .msg file and then find that file name (in downloads) then drag and drop it onto TheBrain. But this is extra keystrokes, time and space on computer. Surely just drag from the Outlook app to the TheBrain plex would be simpler, more direct, and take less time.

  • Spacenexus commented  ·   ·  Report

    Outlook items can be dragged into TheBrain 15 as .msg files already. Just be sure to use ctrl+drag to copy the item rather than move it.