Using Your Mac with SharePoint
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SharePoint 2007 and Mac
This document is intended to present some of the known issues with using a Mac to access and work with SharePoint 2007. This page will provide workarounds to the problems listed. If there is an issue you encounter that is not recorded in this page then please let us know.
Important Note: According to a number of sources on the web it is suggested that users avoid using the Safari and IE for Mac browsers. Instead using Firefox appears to give greater functionality to users than these other options. As a result this page will focus exclusively on using SharePoint with Mac and Firefox.
Quick View: Creating and Editing Content with SharePoint 2007
| ContentFeature | Description | Works on an OS X Mac? |
|---|---|---|
| Document Library | Stores collections of documents | Yes |
| Form Library | XML Based business forms | No (Requires InfoPath) |
| Picture Library | Store and share photos. | Yes |
| Links | List of Web and file share links | Yes |
| Announcements | List of announcements | Yes |
| Contacts | Contact database | Yes |
| Events | Calendar of events | Yes |
| Tasks | List of taks | Yes |
| Issues | An issues tracking database | Yes |
| Custom List | Specify your own columns | Yes |
| Custom List in Datasheet View | Edit a custom list as a Datasheet | No |
| Import Spreadsheet | Create a new list from an existing spreadsheet | No |
| Discussion Board | Discuss issues related to project | Yes |
| Survey | Create a survey for users | Yes |
| Basic Page | Create a new simple Web page | Yes |
| Web Part Page | Add a Web page consisting of Web Parts | Yes |
| Sites and Workspaces | Create a new sub site to your SharePoint | Yes |
Problems Using Mac with Firefox
Using WebDAV for Drag-and-Drop from Finder to Document Libraries
SharePoint Drag-and-Drop with Windows and Macintosh describes a method of using the freeware MuCommander in combination with the Finder to accomplish drag-and-drop between Mac OS X and SharePoint document Libraries.