On the top taskbar of your Mac, you should see the Onedrive icon start to become animated as the the files start to sync, depending on the number of files, these may take some time to download Select the files or folders you wish to sync. This should force the “ OneDrive” app to open on your Mac (SharePoint uses the OneDrive App) Once in OneDrive or Sharepoint click on the “sync” icon

Or directly to the company Sharepoint site such asĪnd open OneDrive or SharePoint in your web browserĬhoose OneDrive or Sharepoint using a browser and depending on which files you wish to sync Syncing OneDrive Files Login to your Microsoft Account using a web browser, there are a number of ways such as: Once Onedrive is installed, you can then login to your companies Sharepoint or your personal Onedrive account and “sync” your files to your Mac using the OneDrive App How to Sync SharePoint Files to a Mac

or from the Apple App Store by clicking on the App Store iconĪ comprehensive guide is also available from Microsoft at the following address.

Download the app from the Microsoft Site.

So if not already installed, start by downloading and installing the “ OneDrive App”įirstly open the Onedrive App on the Mac (if already installed) or install it by either of the following methods: Your mac should also be using Mac OS X 10.12 (Sierra) or later.

Office 2011 does not have the OneDrive app and was not built to use OneDrive or SharePoint (even though you may have limited success using it) However, to access SharePoint files, you only need the “ OneDrive App” (available to all Office 365 Personal, Office 365 Home or higher). To setup SharePoint initially, you need at least one license of Microsoft Office 365 (Business, Business Essentials, Business Premium, Enterprise E1, E3, E5, SharePoint Plan 1 and 2) SharePoint is basically the Business version of OneDrive, but your computer (Windows or Mac) uses the “ OneDrive-App” as the program that syncs files between your computer and the Microsoft Cloud. There is no such thing as a “ SharePoint-App“. If you or your company uses Microsoft OneDrive or Microsoft SharePoint for cloud data storage in a Windows PC environment as part of Office 365, it can also be setup to work the same way and access and edit files on a Mac OS device such as an iMac, Mac Mini or Macbook as follows.

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