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title: The DMSforLegal Interface
description: "The DMSforLegal tab is located on the Outlook ribbon. See the image below. Three buttons are accessible within this tab: **Purge Filed Email**, **Filing Pane**, and **Options** (Configuration). See  section 6.3 for *Purge Filed E-mail* and section 2.1 for configuration…"
url: "https://epona.com/knowledge-base/the-dmsforlegal-interface/"
updated: "2025-09-10"
category: Overview and Components
tags:
  - English
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# The DMSforLegal Interface

The DMSforLegal tab is located on the Outlook ribbon. See the image below. Three buttons are accessible within this tab: **Purge Filed Email**, **Filing Pane**, and **Options** (Configuration). See  section 6.3 for *Purge Filed E-mail* and section 2.1 for configuration *Options*.

![](https://www.epona.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/image002-1.png)

The *filing pane* is a bar accessible within your DMSforLegal. The bar contains a **(1)** **search bar** for file search, a drop-down **(2)** **arrow button** to access recently accessed locations, a **(3)** **browse** button […], and a **(4)** **File** button.

![](https://www.epona.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/image003-1.png)

![](https://www.epona.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/image004-1.png)

The **Filing Pane** is used to search for SharePoint locations that a user wants to save content into. The Filing Pane button on the DMSforLegal tab offers a *toggle* option between showing and hiding the DMSforLegal Filing Pane. Once opened it will stay open or available to use until it is toggled closed. Users view the filing pane within the Outlook preview, including within individual emails.

![](https://www.epona.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/image005-1.png)

In the Ribbon next to the **Filing Pane** and the **Options**button, **Contact**can be found. The **contact button**opens a new message window directed to the help desk. You can use this message template to describe a problem you might have. Certain basic information will already be filled out. A *log file* with additional information will be automatically added to the email.

![](https://www.epona.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/image006-1.png)

The **DMSforLegal tree** can be found in the Outlook navigation pane, which is located to the left of the Outlook previewer and underneath the native Outlook tree.

![](https://www.epona.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/image007-1.png)

This is where the Matters you subscribed to will be located for easy access. Here, with a *right click* of your mouse, you will have numerous options to choose from, including:

- Subscribing and unsubscribing to matters
- Subscribing and unsubscribing to Clients and users
- Quickly view and manage permissions for a folder or file.

![](https://www.epona.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/image008-1.png)