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How to Set Up Zimbra Desktop

What is Zimbra Desktop

Zimbra Desktop is a full featured mail client that supports many different mail systems, including Zimbra.

Zimbra Desktop is an alternative to Zimbra Web Client (ZWC) for Zimbra accounts.

Zimbra Desktop supports:

  • All common Zimbra features
    • Mail, Contacts, Calendars, etc.
  • Disconnected operation for mobile users
    • Imagine you're on an airplane with a laptop PC without an Internet connection…
  • Simple MAPI connections for mailing directly from various other programs/applications
    • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.)
    • CYMA Accounting
    • Quickbooks Accounting

Configure Zimbra Desktop

:!: These instructions are for Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 and assume ZD is already installed.

:!: Here we configure ZD for a Zimbra account. Other types of accounts are also supported and multiple accounts are also possible.

  1. Click Start
  2. Type zim
  3. Right-click on Zimbra Desktop and choose Pin to Start
  4. Click the Zimbra Desktop icon to run it
  5. Click Add New Account

:!: To add a printer, click Add a printer.

quick_guide/zimbra_desktop.1428514249.txt.gz · Last modified: 2015/04/08 11:30 by gcooper