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Web Folders
This page assumes the reader is familiar
with the general discussion of Web Folders. These
step-by-step instructions were developed for Windows
2000. Earlier operating systems may or may not behave
exactly the same way.
Windows XP users will need to consider
the issues raised by the new credentials feature of
Windows XP. See Windows XP
Passwords for details.
Exchange 2003 public folders as Web
Folders
Windows XP steps: (scroll down for Windows 2000)
How to Create a New Network Place
To create a new network place, you must
have the necessary permissions to access the network
resource. To create a new network place:
- Click Start, click
Control Panel, and then click Network and Internet Connections.
- Under See Also,
click My Network Places.
- Click Add a
network place. The Add Network Place Wizard starts.
- Click Next to continue.
- Click Choose
another network location, and then click
Next.
- In the Internet
or network address box, type the name of the
network share that you want to use, or click
Browse to locate the network share
that you want.
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Type the Internet address by using the following
format:
http://exchange.junctionbox.net:6080/public/yourcompany
where
yourcompany is the name of your company's top
level public folder in Exchange. If you don't
know what that is, you can view it in Outlook as follows:
- Start Outlook in online mode.
- View the folder list. (if the
folder list is not visible, from the View menu,
choose folder list)
- Click the plus sign next to
Public Folders
- Click the plus sign next to All
Public Folders
- Note the name of your company's
top level public folder.
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- Click Next. Enter
your username and password in the dialog box, and
click the checkbox to save this password in your
password list.
- Note, if your username and password
is rejected, try preceding your username with
jbox and a backslash as follows:
jbox\your_id
- In the Type a
name for this network place box, type the
name that you want, and then click
Next.
- Click Finish.
Windows 2000
Here are the steps to create a Web
Folders shortcut to your Exchange 2000 public folders in
Windows Explorer in Windows 2000.
- Make sure you're connected to the
Internet.
- Start Windows Explorer (right-click
on My Computer and choose Explore).
- Click on My Network Places in the
left-hand pane.
- Double-click Add Network Place in the
right-hand pane. The Add Network Place wizard will
appear.
- In the Type the location of the
network place box, type the
following:
http://exchange.junctionbox.net:6080/public/yourcompany
where
yourcompany is the name of your company's top level
public folder in Exchange. If you don't know what that
is, you can view it in Outlook as follows:
- Start Outlook in online
mode.
- View the folder list. (if the
folder list is not visible, from the View menu,
choose folder list)
- Click the plus sign next to Public Folders
- Click the plus sign next to All Public Folders
- Note the name of your company's top
level public folder.
- Enter your username and password in
the dialog box, and click the checkbox to save this
password in your password list.
- In the Enter a name for this network
place box, type something to help you identify this
shortcut, such as Public Folders on Exchange.
- Click the Finish button.
- Test the Web Folders shortcut. Click
it in the left pane to view its contents in the right
pane.
Your web site as Web Folders
Follow the same steps to create a Web
Folders shortcut to your Webville hosted web site,
except substitute the URL for your web site instead of
the URL for Exchange server public folders. For example,
in the Type the location of the network place box, type
something like
this:
http://www.junctionbox.net
substituting
your own domain name instead of
junctionbox.net.
Using Web Folders
To use Web Folders after the shortcut is
created, simply drag and drop files within Windows
Explorer, just as you would with any other file storage
location.
You can use Web Folders from Office 2000
applications such as Microsoft Word. In the File Open or
Save As dialog box, click the My Network Places button.
Your Web Folders shortcuts will appear. Navigate the
public folder structure just as you would navigate
folders on your hard disk or file
server.
This technology is new, and may not work
as expected on every possible client operating system,
over every possible network connection. You may need
Windows 2000 Professional as your operating system for
best results. Please let us know if you have issues
trying to do this.
Please see our general Web Folders page for more
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