Sharepoint For Mac
- However, there is a way to sync your SharePoint site with your Mac without using OneDrive which will allow you to upload, edit, and save all your changes without ever having to login to SharePoint. On your Mac, in the upper right-hand corner click the Spotlight. Type Microsoft Document Connection and click Microsoft Document Connection. Microsoft Document Connection application will open, click Add Location. From the drop-down click Connect to a SharePoint Site 5.
- But if you look at the second set of bullet points that discuss what Mac users can do with the service once they've got things set up, you'll see that it specifically says that Mac for Office 2011 is needed to open, edit, save, and co-author documents in SharePoint Online.
It’s quite interesting that we have talked so much on the improved browser support in SharePoint 2010. But if you are a Mac user, you can rarely see a comprehensive list of what you can do and what you cannot with clear explanation. If you search on the internet, you can find Dux has a very good video here: https://www.vimeo.com/10709658. He went through nearly all the features with Office for Mac 2008. If you are a Mac user/admin and need to use SharePoint, it’s worth watching. Virtualization would be another way to get around of the limitations. The official documentation for browser support is here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263526.aspx. Scroll down to the bottom of the page, you can find the limitations for Safari and Firefox on a non-Windows system (most of the time that means Mac).
Mar 21, 2018 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 Syncing SharePoint Files Once in Sharepoint click on the “sync” icon.
However, some of the information there may not be accurate…or just confusing. So I will try to make it clear in this post…
Here’re some questions I collected during the past months, and the answers to them are based on my experience, not official support statement:
Can Mac users use SharePoint 2010?
Of course yes. Both Safari and Firefox are supported browsers of SharePoint 2010 because of the introduce of XHTML 1.0 in the product. The limitations can be found in http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263526.aspx. However, there’re some mistakes in the language used in the article so please read on.
Can SharePoint Admins manage SharePoint 2010 with Safari?
Central Admin web site can be accessed by Safari and Firefox without any problem. If you do have issues with OOTB Central Admin site, please check settings on your Mac and network – something is wrong there, not SharePoint. There’s no ActiveX controls to block you from doing any admin tasks. Of course, there’s no Windows PowerShell on a Mac so you cannot do the Windows PowerShell Remoting tasks, but that cannot stop you from using Remote Desktop for Mac to connect to those SharePoint Servers.
Can I directly open Office file from SharePoint and save it back?
Yes, although you will not have Read Only/Edit option to choose from before you open it in Office for Mac. The file will be opened as Read Only by default, and you can modify the file by click Edit. Then you can also save it back to the original location.
Can I upload file to SharePoint using Mac?
Certainly you can. In the TechNet article there’s an item like this:
File upload and copy: Requires an ActiveX control that is not support on this platform.
But this is invalid. File upload does not require an ActiveX control. What you cannot achieve is to use the Upload Multiple Documents options, see below.
Can I upload multiple files to SharePoint using Mac?
On the browser, no. Unless you use virtualization solutions with Internet Explorer, the Upload Multiple Documents menu item is disabled. The reason behind this is the feature requires STS Upld ActiveX control. However, you can use Microsoft Document Connection to upload multiple files without any problem.
Microsoft Document Connection, which was introduced in Office for Mac 2008 SP2, now is also a part of the Office for Mac 2011 installation. It can connect to both SharePoint sites and SkyDrive. Multiple file upload is simple with this application – just drag and drop them into the application then everything is done. The application itself can be seen as a very lite version of SharePoint Workspace, although it doesn’t do much beyond upload, read, edit, check in/check out. You cannot delete a file, create a new folder, or edit its metadata properties in this app, and to get the latest update you need to hit Refresh button.
Can I have Explorer View in Mac?
No. Since how Windows/Mac plus all the browsers has different ways to handle this protocol, it is nearly impossible to have a standard way to implement it to work across different platform with native Explorer/Finder support. Microsoft Document Connection is a good client to replace this feature.
How do I use Infopath/Onenote/Access/Visio, etc…on SharePoint with Mac?
Since these applications are not existing in current Office for Mac 2011 release, the only way to use them on Mac is to use virtualization. Alternatively, you can use Infopath Service, Onenote, Access Service and Visio Service on SharePoint with Safari/Firefox on Mac. Office Web Apps also allows you to directly view/edit Office files without even install Office for Mac on the machine. (You need to have a Office client license to use Office Web Apps on SharePoint)
Does Media Web Part work on Mac?
Yes. You need to install SilverLight on Mac before it’s functional.
Can I insert HTML5 video content to SharePoint so it can work with Mac?
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Yes. Upload the video to any document library and reference it in your video tag. Please note H.264 content will not work with Firefox since they didn’t implement the support. See http://blogs.msdn.com/b/opal/archive/2010/06/14/what-s-the-story-for-html5-with-sharepoint-2010.aspx
Here’s an example: The upper right video is from Media Web Part, while the lower left one is built with Content Editor Web Part with HTML5 <video> tag.
Since I have already installed Office for Mac 2011, can I use the features on the Ribbon such as Connect to Outlook, Excel, SharePoint Workspace, etc?
Unfortunately no. These features uses ActiveX controls except Export to Excel. And for Export to Excel feature, since Excel for Mac does not have a good support for Web Query(.iqy), it is really hard to make it to work. I may need to dig into the details, but it seems like when you run saved query Excel failed to authenticate with SharePoint. Outlook for Mac does not have the ability to connect to SharePoint.
Can I edit SharePoint pages using Safari? I cannot do it with iPad or iPhone!
Yes you can – This is fully supported. The mobile version of Safari is a trimmed down version of Safari -- it does not support contentEditable property so it cannot be used with any rich text editing application. For details see http://blogs.msdn.com/b/opal/archive/2010/09/01/can-i-use-ipad-iphone-with-sharepoint-2010.aspx
Is there presence support if I installed Communicator for Mac?
No. The presence information (green/yellow/red) is shown through an ActiveX control installed by Communicator(Lync) if you use Windows. But you can have presence indicator when you use Office clients such as Outlook for Mac.
I’ll try to update this post when I have more information…
Jie
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On October 21, 2019, Microsoft acquired Mover, a leading provider of cloud file migration, including admin-led and self-service offerings. As customer demand to move content to the cloud continues to grow, Mover will help make it easier than ever for customers to migrate files to Microsoft 365.
Mover supports migration from over a dozen cloud service providers – including Box, Dropbox, Egnyte, and Google Drive – into OneDrive and SharePoint, enabling seamless file collaboration across Microsoft 365 apps and services, including the Office apps and Microsoft Teams.
Learn more: Microsoft acquires Mover to simplify and speed file migration to Microsoft 365
Designed to be used for migrations ranging from the smallest set of files to a large scale enterprise migration, the SharePoint Migration Tool (SPMT) will let you bring your information to the cloud and take advantage of the latest collaboration, intelligence, and security solutions with Office 365.
This name will represent your drive when you connect it with Windows Explorer or Mac and will be mentioned above the drive letter for the My Passport drive. Enter a relevant name in the ‘Volume Label’ field. Wd my passport for mac. Now, again select a ‘Quick Format’ option, then click ‘Start’ option, wait for a few minutes to get your drive reformatted with the FAT32 file system, so that you can use it. Therefore, enter a descriptive name.6.
SPMT lets you migrate content to SharePoint Online and OneDrive from the following locations:
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- SharePoint Server 2013
- SharePoint Server 2010
- Network and local file shares
Download and install
Download and install SPMT using one of the download links below. After downloading and installing the SharePoint Migration Tool, read How to use the SharePoint Migration Tool to help you get started.
If you experience issues with your installation, see Troubleshooting installation issues.
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Download and install: SharePoint Migration Tool
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Supported features
For a complete description of features see: What does SPMT support?
If you prefer using PowerShell, all SPMT functionality is supported. For more information see: Migrate to SharePoint Online using PowerShell.
Planning and assessment
Planning is the key to a successful data migration. The SharePoint Migration Assessment Tool (SMAT) is a simple command line executable that will scan the contents of your SharePoint Server 2013 farm to help identify any issues with data you plan to migrate to SharePoint Online. The results report points you to articles to help you fix any issues that were discovered. The tool runs in the background without impacting your production environment.
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To download the tool: SharePoint Migration Assessment Tool (SMAT)
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The SharePoint Migration Tool is not available for users of Office 365 operated by 21Vianet in China. It is also not available for users of Office 365 with the German cloud using the data trustee, German Telekom. However, it is supported for users in Germany whose data location is not in the German datacenter.