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Check for Desktop Client Updates

Check for Desktop Client Updates

Desktop clients such as Salesforce for Outlook and Connect Offline integrate Salesforce with your PC. Your administrator controls which desktop clients you are allowed to install.

Required Editions

Available in: Salesforce Classic
Available in: All Editions except for Database.com
User Permissions Needed
To view client update alerts:

On, updates w/alerts

OR

On, must update w/alerts

on your profile

If your administrator enabled Home tab alerts, an alert banner displays on your Home tab when a new client version is available.

You can also see which clients are installed on your computer and check for updates on your own.

  1. From your personal settings, enter Check for Updates in the Quick Find box, then select Check for Updates.
  2. From the table, review the names and version numbers of available desktop clients.
  3. If you are using Internet Explorer, click the correct desktop client and then click Install Now to install a client. If you are using another browser such as Mozilla Firefox, click Download Now to save the installer file to your computer. To run the installer program, double-click the saved file.

After you install the update, the alert banner displays on your Home tab until you log in through the newly updated client.

 
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