While working in Office applications such as Word or PowerPoint, you can save the document directly to a SharePoint library. You must be working in Office version 2016 or later and be logged into the desktop app using your @utoronto.ca credentials. To verify you are logged into the right account, open any Office application and look at the upper right corner to see your name. Click on it and make sure it displays @utoronto.ca and not another domain (i.e. @utorcsi.utoronto.ca).
In Office 2019, sites you follow will appear as sources. In Office 2016, you will need to add them.
To pin a file, open it, select File, and click the pin icon to the document's right. To access pinned files, open the Office application. The Recent tab will display pinned items at the top. You can also select the Pinned tab to only view pinned files.
To pin a folder, open the Office application, select Open > Folders > click the pin icon to the right. To access pinned folders, open the Office application, select Open > Folders.
These steps will create a shortcut to a SharePoint library, folder, or document that can be used from within Office 2016. You only have to do this once.
APPROACH 1
You can pin a folder, library, or document.
APPROACH 2
You can now access your pinned location by selecting Sites - University of Toronto.
Once you have at least one pinned location you can use it to access other folders/libraries on your site. Double-click the pinned folder, then in the browser pop-up use the path to navigate through the entire site.
Note: In Office 2016, there is no auto-save. In order to save changes to the cloud, you must use the Save button.