How To Open Files on Sharepoint Directly From an Application

Pretty much any application program can open files directly to Netpoint hosted Sharepoint. This is particularly useful for sharing files such as MYOB data files between multiple offices or locations.

Before you can open files directly from applications to Sharepoint, you will need to add your Netpoint hosted Sharepoint site to My Network Places - click the link on the next line for that Netpoint how-to article.

How To Add Sharepoint to My Network Places

• Once you have added Sharepoint as a network place, opening files directly from Sharepoint is simple.
• Select Open from your applications File menu
• At the Open: drop down menu, select My Network Places
• In The My Network Places menu, select your Sharepoint site and log in using your username and password
• Navigate to the area on your Sharepoint site where your file is located
• Select your file by either double clicking it or highlighting it and pressing OK

 

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