Map Your SharePoint Site to a Computer

Once you get your SharePoint site set up, you can access files through O365 in your browser. But it may be more convenient to map the SharePoint drive to your computer. This means as a Windows user, you can see your site in the File Explorer window and if you are a Mac user, you can see the site in your Finder window.

Log onto SharePoint

  1. Open or Select an Internet Browser such as Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari to access Office365.
  2. Type the URL http://O365.uthsc.edu or office.portal.com into the internet browser address bar.
  3. Type your UTHSC email > Click Next.
  4. Type your UTHSC NetID password > Click Sign in.
  5. Click No.
  6. Click SharePoint.

Sync SharePoint Site

  1. Click on your SharePoint site name under following or Recent or Icon.
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  2. Click Documents.
  3. Click Sync.
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    Mac Users
  4. Click Choose Application or Open OneDrive.
  5. Click Open LinkNote: Microsoft One Drive must be highlighted in blue or selected.
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    Mac Users
  6. Click OneDrive messageNote: The OneDrive message screen will disappear quickly so you can go to your Explorer (PC) or Finder (Mac) to view the SharePoint document library.
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You have now synchronized or mapped the SharePoint site onto your computer! 

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