Mosmar Add-in: Connecting SharePoint Across Office Tools (Word & Outlook)

About Customer

The client is a leading legal consultancy based in Australia, specializing in providing expert guidance to lawyers and professionals in the legal domain. Their core expertise lies in delivering advanced document automation and workflow solutions.

With a strong focus on efficiency and compliance, they help legal teams improve productivity with streamlined processes.

Challenge

The client needed a better way for their team to work with files stored in SharePoint Drive. Their existing process made it difficult for users to access folders, manage documents, or upload new files without switching between multiple applications.

They wanted a role-based solution that allowed users to:

• Access all folders and files in SharePoint Drive

• Create, read, write, and upload snippet files

• Search documents easily

• Work directly from Word and Outlook

In short, they needed a smooth, centralized, and user-friendly experience for managing SharePoint files.

Technology Used

React JS

Front End
Node JS

Back End
Outlook & Word Plug-in

Add-in Type
Git

Version Control
MongoDB

Database

Solution

iFour, a leading Outlook Add-in Modernization company, developed the Mosmar Plug-in, a custom Word and Outlook Add-in built specifically to streamline SharePoint file operations.

The plug-in enables users to access the entire SharePoint Drive directly from their familiar Office applications. It also assigns different roles to users, ensuring that file access and permissions are managed securely and appropriately.

With Mosmar, the client’s team can now perform everyday file tasks - creating, editing, uploading, and searching - without leaving Word or Outlook. This reduces complexity, saves time, and makes document management far more convenient.

Key Features of Mosmar Extension

1. Complete File Management

Users can perform all essential file actions within SharePoint Drive, including:

• Creating new snippet files

• Reading and editing existing files

• Writing and updating content

• Uploading files directly to SharePoint

This gives users full control over their documents while working in a familiar environment.
2. Powerful Search Experience

The plug-in includes a built-in smart search feature that helps users quickly locate files by name.

They can:

• Search the entire SharePoint Drive, or

• Limit the search to a specific folder

This reduces the time spent browsing through large file structures and improves productivity.
3. File Rating System

To help users identify important or high-quality documents, the plug-in allows them to rate files.

This simple feature helps teams prioritize documents, improve collaboration, and maintain better content organization.

Results / Impact

The implementation of the Mosmar Word Add-in brought significant improvements to the client’s SharePoint operations. Users now have:

• Easy access to all SharePoint folders and files, based on their assigned roles

• A smooth way to create, edit, and upload documents without switching between multiple platforms

• A faster and more accurate search experience to locate required files

• An organized file rating system that simplifies document prioritization

Overall, the plug-in reduced manual effort, minimized confusion, and enhanced productivity across the team. The client’s staff can now manage documents more confidently and efficiently inside SharePoint Drive.

Conclusion/Results

The Mosmar plug-in developed by iFour Technolab proved to be the ideal solution for the client’s file management challenges. By integrating SharePoint functionality directly into Word and Outlook, the solution made daily operations easier and more intuitive.

This modern Add-in solution addresses the real business needs of legal firms while improving usability, efficiency, and overall user satisfaction.