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Error message when you view an Outlook Web App Web Part in a SharePoint Online site in Office 365: "This content cannot be displayed in a frame"

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Symptoms

When you view an Outlook Web App Web Part in a Microsoft SharePoint Online site in Microsoft Office 365, you receive the following error message:

This content cannot be displayed in a frame


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Cause

This behavior occurs if you are not logged on to Outlook Web App (OWA) in another web browser session and authenticated. You cannot log on to OWA from inside an Outlook Web App Web Part. This behavior is by design in Office 365.

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Workaround

To work around this behavior, log on to OWA in another web browser session on the same computer that you used when you logged on to and authenticated SharePoint Online.

If�you still receive the error message, follow these steps:��
  1. In Internet Explorer, on the Tools menu, click Internet options.
  2. Click�the�Security tab, click the Trusted sites�zone, and then click Sites.
  3. Make sure that the following entries are listed in the Websites list:
    • *.microsoftonline.com
    • *.sharepoint.com
    • *.outlook.com

  4. If these entries are not present, add them to the Websites list in the Trusted sites zone.

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More information

Outlook Web App Web Parts let you to display content such as your inbox, calendar, contacts, and tasks on a SharePoint site. Outlook Web App Web Parts include the following:
  • My Calendar
  • My Contacts
  • My Inbox
  • My Mail Folder
  • My Tasks

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Keywords: KB2495854, vkbportal230, o365, vkbportal237, vkbportal231, bposs

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Article Info
Article ID : 2495854
Revision : 13
Created on : 6/21/2012
Published on : 6/21/2012
Exists online : False
Views : 487