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Add or delete links to Office client applications (SharePoint Server 2010)
Published: May 12, 2010
When a user saves a document from an Office client application for the first time, the Save As dialog box appears. The Save As dialog box contains a section called Favorite Links, which displays shortcuts to locations where a user might want to save a file. You can add a link to the list of favorite links by publishing a link to Office client applications. When you add a link, you also specify a target audience that contains the users who will see the link.
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| These links will only be visible within Microsoft Office 2010 client applications. |
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Add a link to Office client applications
Use this procedure to add a link to Office client applications. For example, you might want to add a link to a SharePoint document repository so that certain users can easily save Office client files in the document repository.
To add a link to Office client applications
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Verify that you have the following administrative credentials:
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To add a link to Office client applications, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the computer that is running the SharePoint Central Administration Web site.
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On the home page of the SharePoint Central Administration Web site, in the Application Management section, click Manage service applications.
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Click in the Type column of the User Profile Service application to select the row.
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In the Operations group of the ribbon, click Manage
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On the Manage Profile Service page, in the My Site Settings section, click Publish Links to Office Client Applications.
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On the Published links to Office client applications page, click New Link.
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On the Add Published Link page, in the URL box, type the URL of the location where users will be able to publish links.
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In the Description box, type a brief name for this location.
This is the name that will appear in the Favorite Links section of the Save As dialog box.
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Select the type of the location that this link represents. For example, if the target location is a SharePoint document library, select Document Library.
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In the Target Audiences box, either type the name of the user or group to add or using the address book to find a user or group to add.
Separate multiple user names or group names with a semicolon (;). You may also type All site users to select all users. For more information about audiences, see Audience and content targeting planning (SharePoint Server 2010).
Note: To use the address book, click the book icon. In the dialog box that appears, type all or part of a user’s name, and then press ENTER. Scroll through the search results, and double-click the name of the user or users whom you want to add. Then click OK.
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Click OK.
The new link is displayed in the list of links on the Published links to Office client applications page.
Delete a link to Office client applications
Use this procedure to delete a link to Office client applications. For example, you might want to delete a link to a SharePoint document repository when it is no longer needed.
To delete a link to Office client applications
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Verify that you have the following administrative credentials:
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To delete a link to Office client applications, you must be a User Profile Service administrator with Manage Personal Features permissions for the User Profile Service application that you are managing. For more information, see User Profile Service administration (SharePoint Server 2010).
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On the home page of the SharePoint Central Administration Web site, in the Application Management section, click Manage service applications.
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Click in the Type column of the User Profile Service application to select the row.
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In the Operations group of the ribbon, click Manage
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On the Manage Profile Service page, in the My Site Settings section, click Publish Links to Office Client Applications.
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On the Published links to Office client applications page, select the check box to the left of the link that you want to delete, and then click Delete Link.
Change History
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| May 12, 2010 | Initial publication |
