Share files from SharePoint, Teams, or OneDrive

Share files from SharePoint, Teams, or OneDrive

New harmon.ie allows you to share SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive locations and files – documents or emails – with your co-workers.

There are a few ways to share a location or a file using harmon.ie:

  1. COPY LINK: Copy a location/file link, then share it anywhere.
  2. SHARE BY EMAIL:
  3. SHARE IN TEAMS: Share the location or file with a person, group, or channel in Microsoft Teams.

 

To open the list of available commands for each location or file, do one of the following:

  1. Hover over the location or file, then click one of the quick actions or the More actions icon (More actions icon).
  2. Select the location or file, then right-click to open the command menu.
    Open list of commands in all locations
  3. Double-click a location to open it in the drill-down view, then select one of the commands at the top.
    Open list of commands from the drill-down view

Common commands have shortcuts.

How to copy a link to an M365 location or file?

Use harmon.ie to quickly locate a SharePoint, Teams, or OneDrive location or file, then copy a link to it that you can share anywhere. To do that:

  1. In the harmon.ie sidebar, locate the location or file you want to copy a link of.
  2. Hover over the location or file, and then click Share (Share icon). Select Copy link (Copy link icon).
    Alternatively, select the location or file and then click Ctrl+L.

This copies a link to the document into the Clipboard.

How to create a new email with a link to an M365 location or file?

Use harmon.ie to quickly locate a SharePoint, Teams, or OneDrive location or file, then email a link to it to share with your coworkers. To do that:

  1. In the harmon.ie sidebar, locate the location or file you want to send by email.
  2. Hover over the location or file, and then click Share (Share icon). Select Email with link (Email with link icon).

    Alternatively, select the location or file and then click Ctrl+E.
  3. This opens a new email message with a link to the file.

Email with link opens a new message with a link to item

When the email is sent, Outlook verifies that the recipients have access to the location or file and will warn you if they don’t.

How to add a link to an M365 location or file to an email you are composing?

Use harmon.ie to quickly locate a SharePoint, Teams, or OneDrive location or file, then email a link to it to share with your coworkers. To do that:

  1. Open the harmon.ie sidebar in an email you are writing.
  2. Locate the location or file you want to send in your email.
  3. Hover over the location or file, and then click Share (Share icon). Select Add as link (Add as link icon).

This adds a link to the location or file to the composed email.

When the email is sent, Outlook verifies that the recipients have access to the location or file and will warn you if they don’t.

How to add an M365 file attachment to an email you are composing?

  1. Open the harmon.ie sidebar in an email you are writing.
  2. Locate the file you want to send in your email.
  3. Hover over the file, and then click Share (Share icon). Select Add as attachment (Add as attachment icon).

This adds a file attachment to the composed email.

Add an attachment to a composed email

How to share an M365 file in Microsoft Teams?

Use harmon.ie to quickly locate a SharePoint, Teams, or OneDrive document library, folder, or file, then share it with your coworkers in Teams. To do that:

  1. In the harmon.ie sidebar, locate the location or file you want to Share to Teams.
  2. Hover over the location or file, and then click Share (Share icon). Select Share to Teams (Share to Teams icon).
    Alternatively, select the location or file and then click Ctrl+T.
  3. This launches the Share to Microsoft Teams dialog.
    Start typing the name of a person, group, or channel you want to share the file with. A list of matching people, groups and channels is shown. Select one or more people, groups, or channels by clicking their names in the list.
  4. Optionally, edit the message that will accompany the shared file.
  5. Click Share.
  6. A link to the file is shared to Teams. Either click Go to Teams to continue the conversation there or click Close to return to Outlook.

Share content to Teams