Using the Connect to Office Tool to Create Shortcuts

Users should be informed that the Connect to Office tool available on the Library tab is the easiest way to create shortcuts that will be available from Office 2010 applications via the Save As interface.

Follow these steps to use the Connect to Office feature in a SharePoint document library:

  1. Visit a SharePoint document library using a computer with Office 2010 installed and an account with at least read permissions to the library.
  2. Click the Connect to Office button from the Library tab, and the select Add to SharePoint sites. A message appears that states “In order to connect libraries in this site to Microsoft Office, your machine must register the user profile service application used ...

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