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SharePoint Document Libraries Not Displaying Contents to Attach Files in Outlook

Anonymous
2019-09-09T08:21:04+00:00

I manage a Group SharePoint Site that has multiple site document libraries. When I go to Outlook via Office 365 and try to attach a document I can only see folders from one of the group's document libraries.

How would I be able to see our other document libraries files when trying to attach a document?

The user in the thread below has the exact same problem:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/sharepoint-document-libraries-not-displaying/e250ef54-a326-472e-8f82-2b11db5f3434

As last response in the thread was in March 2018, just wondering if there is any updates on this matter.

Thank you.

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-09-09T10:19:58+00:00

    Hi Leanne L TT,

    From your problem description, you would like to view different folders from group’s document library under attachment file. At this moment, user can only view the one site folders by default. However, as the workaround, you can switch among the different group’s libraries by selecting the tab above to go back to the home page.

    If you would like to visit the library from different sites, you can change the SharePoint site address with the permission from address bar to view the content.

    Sorry for the inconvenience caused to your works. We suggest you can vote this great idea in Outlook UserVoice. It is the most efficient way to let product team know about this limitation. A lot of users have posted their great ideas on UserVoice platform. It helps Microsoft products and services to make them better. Thank you for your understanding.

    Best regards,

    Dihao

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-09-10T01:00:47+00:00

    Thanks very much for your prompt reply Dihao.

    We are currently using Office 365 cloud version.

    Are we able to workaround it and browse the other document libraries when we attach the docs to Outlook email?

    Regards

    Leanne

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-09-10T04:01:44+00:00

    You can workaround the flawed Outlook process by creating network locations which will give you full access to all SP locations as local objects via the familiar file explorer.

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-09-11T15:08:26+00:00

    You can workaround the flawed Outlook process by creating network locations which will give you full access to all SP locations as local objects via the familiar file explorer.

    Thanks very much... it would be much appreciated if you could show us some screenshots for how to create network locations. 

    Regards 

    leanne

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