Conveniently using Internet Explorer to download Sharepoint files!

Hello!

Welcome back to another tidbit. In this post, we'll be sharing about how we can use Internet Explorer as our file browser to download files from Sharepoint!



First of all, after logging into our school's Sharepoint and click onto any tab to access a folder.
For demonstration purposes, we will be accessing the CCE folder.

Once accessed, we can then choose to access into specific folders to get more specific files or you can choose to download the main folder, which holds the year's resources.
Before we can proceed to downloading any folders or files, we will need to enable two tabs on the top left hand side.

To enable the tabs, follow these simple step-instructions:
Step 1: Move your cursor to the empty space next to the folders (illustrated below)
Step 2: There will be two additional tabs appearing on the top left hand side. "FILES" & "LIBRARY".

Step 3: Click on "LIBRARY" to enable a drop-down top-bar with multiple functions.
Note that you might be prompted (as illustrated below), simply click "Allow" to proceed.

After enabling the "LIBRARY" function, we can now select the next function, "Open with Explorer" to begin accessing the files on Sharepoint with our laptop's default file browser, Internet Explorer.

A pop-up window will appear on your screen showing the files that are on Sharepoint.

From here on, you can browse, select and download files directly with Internet Explorer with a much less hassle.

That is all for our Tidbit this time round! Hope it has been helpful for you!
Have a good weekend (: