Linking files direct from Sharepoint to indesign

Question

Is it at all possible to link/place files from a MicroSoft Sharepoint site direct to Indesign?

I would like to link a Word/Excel file direct to the sharepoint site and avoid using my local one drive.

I know i can create a shortcut on my Onedrive from the sharepoint site but i want to keep the path in the links panel direct to the url and not to someones local onedrive which i know it adds when you create shortcuts.

Essentially i like to mount a sharepoint site as a direct drive to the mac

Eugene Tyson · Answer

If you want direct linking without local OneDrive, your best bet is:

Mount the SharePoint library via WebDAV in Finder.
Place the file in InDesign from that mounted volume.
Updates will reflect in InDesign when the file is saved back to SharePoint.
Otherwise, the official workflow requires OneDrive sync.

Third-party tools to mount SharePoint as a drive

Some apps let you mount SharePoint directly as a network drive without syncing via OneDrive:

CloudMounter (paid)
ExpanDrive (paid)
Mountain Duck (paid)

They essentially expose SharePoint as a local folder, so InDesign sees it like any other drive.

You'd have to try them out - I have no experience with them, just looked them up.

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