Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Unleashed

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 ...