Connect to a network drive - Help and How-to

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Connect to a network drive

Applies to: Microsoft Office Access 2003, Excel 2003, FrontPage 2003, InfoPath 2003, OneNote 2003, Outlook 2003, PowerPoint 2003, Publisher 2003, Word 2003

On the Standard toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, click Customize on the Tools menu, and then click the Toolbars tab.), click Open .
In the Open dialog box, click Tools, and then click Map Network Drive.
In the Drive box, click the drive letter you want.
In the Folder box, enter the path (path: The route that the operating system uses to locate a folder or file; for example, C:\House finances\March.doc.) of the folder you want to connect to.

Show Tip

To automatically connect to this network drive each time you start Microsoft Windows, select the Reconnect at logon check box.