Adding shortcut to OneDrive

 

 

 

  1. From your department home page or site. Select see all on your sites document library. 





 


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  1. Navigate to your desired folder and select Add shortcut to OneDrive on the menu bar.





 


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 *Note: You can add the entire document library if needed by adding the OneDrive shortcut from the top level of your document library.

  1. Once added SharePoint will flash an alert letting you know that the folder or document library was added successfully with a link to My Files (your OneDrive). Click the link to be taken to your OneDrive folder.

 

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  1. Once you’re in OneDrive select My Files from the menu pane if not already there.

 

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  1. Your shortcut should now appear in My Files. With a paperclip icon to indicate that the folder is a shortcut.

 

 

  1. Once the folder has been added it will also be added to your OneDrive instance on your local computer, so that these files can be worked there. The sync process between the two locations is typically less than 2 minutes.

 

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