Using Office with a Web Server

You create a Web folder shortcut inside the Web Folders object by using the Add a Web Folder Wizard. A Web folder shortcut is not a folder, but it points to a folder that exists on a Web server — similar to a universal naming convention (UNC) shortcut that points to a file share on a server. When you open a Web folder shortcut, you can do the following:

• View and manage the contents of the folder.
• Create subfolders and files within the folder.

To add a Web folder shortcut to Web Folders

1. In My Computer or Windows Explorer, open the Web Folders object, and then double-click Add Web Folder.

   – or –

   In the Open or Save As dialog box (File menu) of a Microsoft Office 2000 application, on the Places bar, click Web Folders, and then click Create New Folder.

2. Follow the instructions in the wizard.

Office applications create Web folder shortcuts automatically when you enter an HTTP URL in the File name box of the Open or Save As dialog box (File menu). URLs for automatically created Web folder shortcuts include only the server name and top-level directory. For example:

directory on server

In Microsoft Windows 2000, the URL is truncated to include only the server name. Because the name includes only the top-level directory, users can enter URLs for several subdirectories in the same root directory — without automatically creating extra Web folder shortcuts for each subdirectory.

 Note    Web Folders only displays folder and file objects on a Web server when the server supports the Distributed Authoring and Versioning (DAV) Internet protocol or when the server is running Microsoft Office Server Extensions (OSE) or Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions.

See also

In Windows 2000, the Application Data subfolder in the user profile folder stores the Web folder shortcuts. Therefore, Web folder shortcuts travel with the user. For more information about support for traveling users, see Supporting Users Who Travel Between Computers.