Manually Create a Network Location Shortcut

This method allows the end user or an administrator to create shortcuts in the My Computer Explorer Window. This is important for users who aren’t on Office 2010 (for example, Office 2007 users) because they won’t be able to use the Connect to Office tool from a document library—it will be inactive because Office 2007 doesn’t support this level of interaction. By providing this shortcut, these users will still be easily able to save documents to SharePoint libraries.

Follow these steps to create a shortcut manually:

1. Access the Start button and click Computer.
2. Right-click in an empty section of the Explorer window in the right pane.
3. Click Add a Network Location.
4. Click Next.
5. Click Choose a Custom Network Location. Click Next.
6. Enter the URL for the SharePoint site and document library (for example, http://abcsp1004/sites/chapter25/shared documents, as shown in Figure 25.8).

   Figure 25.8. Manually creating a network location shortcut in Explorer.

   

7. Click Next and enter a name for the shortcut, such as ABCSP1004 Chapter 25 Shared Documents, and click Next, and then click Finish, leaving the box next to Open This Network Location When I Click Finish checked. Click Finish and verify that the document library opens.
8. Open Word and click access the Save As tool, click Computer from the left pane, and the shortcut should appear in the right pane. Double-click the shortcut and the SharePoint library will open. Provide a name for the document and click Save.