How to access your Sharepoint Site using Document Connection
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Document Connection is somewhat of a Mac OS alternative to sharepoint workspace. This guide will show you how to use Microsoft Document Connection to connect to a SharePoint site. Microsoft Document Connection is a feature that is included in Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Service Pack 2 (SP2). It can be used to connect to documents that are located on a SharePoint site or Microsoft Office Live Workspace.
Start Microsoft Document Connection.
To do this, in Finder, under Applications, and then click "Your Office Version".
Edit Document Connection Preferences
On the menu bar, click Document Connection, and then click Preferences.
Enable Basic Authentication
1. In the Preferences window, make sure that the Enable Basic Authentication check box is selected.
2. Close the Preferences window.
Add Location
In the main window, click Add Location, and then click Connect to a SharePoint Site.
Enter Address
In the Site Address box, enter the main site collection address for the SharePoint site
Authenticate
Authentication should be set to Username and password
Note Username and password will be the same as what was used to log on to your companyweb.
Access your documents
You should now have access to the documents in the SharePoint site collection.
