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title: "Uploading Files to a SharePoint Site"
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## <span style="color: #1e1e1e">Uploading to SharePoint in Your Browser</span>

1. Open SharePoint in your browser.
2. Navigate to the SharePoint Site you want to upload files to.
3. Click **Documents** on the left sidebar.
4. Use the file explorer to navigate to the folder you want the file uploaded to.
5. There are two ways to upload content:
  1. Click **Upload** and choose the appropriate option.
    
  2. Drag and drop the file from your computer into the SharePoint window.

## Uploading to a SharePoint Site Synced to Your Computer (Windows)

> ⚠️ These instructions require the SharePoint site to be synced locally to your computer with OneDrive. For instructions on doing this see: [https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=ikb&title=Syncing%20a%20SharePoint%20Site%20on%20a%20Computer&linkCreation=true&fromPageId=10803643136](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=ikb&title=Syncing%20a%20SharePoint%20Site%20on%20a%20Computer&linkCreation=true&fromPageId=10803643136).

1. Open File Explorer.
2. Navigate to your SharePoint site that is listed under **University of Connecticut** in the left sidebar.
3. Navigate to the folder you wish to upload the file to.
4. Drag and drop the file into that File Explorer window, or copy the file and paste it into the appropriate SharePoint folder.

## Uploading to a SharePoint Site Synced to Your Computer (MacOS)

> ⚠️ These instructions require the SharePoint site to be synced locally to your computer with OneDrive. For instructions on doing this see: [https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=ikb&title=Syncing%20a%20SharePoint%20Site%20on%20a%20Computer&linkCreation=true&fromPageId=10803643136](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=ikb&title=Syncing%20a%20SharePoint%20Site%20on%20a%20Computer&linkCreation=true&fromPageId=10803643136).

1. Open Finder.
2. Click **OneDrive- Shared Libraries…** in the left side-panel.
  
3. Open the SharePoint folder where you want the file to be uploaded.
4. Drag and Drop the file into the Finder window, or copy the file and paste it into the appropriate folder.

## Saving Directly to SharePoint in Office 365 Applications

You can save Office files such as Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, or Excel sheets directly to SharePoint from within their respective applications.

1. Create a new Office file. A Word document is shown for this example.
2. Click the **Save** icon in the top left.
3. Click **More Options**.
4. Select **Sites - University of Connecticut** and choose the SharePoint site you wish to save to.
  
5. Use the file explorer to navigate to the location you want to save the document in that SharePoint site.
6. Click **Save**.

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