Set Your Default Downloads Folder in Google Chrome to your OneDrive

With the introduction of the OneDrive, you will have to "re-train your brain" with the way that you interact with Microsoft Office Files.  For one thing, when you download a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file to your computer you cannot just double-click the file to open it.  The file MUST be in your OneDrive in order for you to open it because Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are not loaded on the computer.

One thing you may want to do to make things easier on yourself is to set up your default "Downloads" folder in Google Chrome to go to your OneDrive rather than your Desktop.  To do this do the following:

• Launch Google Chrome
• On the top right corner click on the settings menu (it looks like three dots, one on top of each other).
• Choose "Settings" from the menu that appears
  
• In the settings, window click the "Advanced" section on the left side, then choose "Downloads"
  
• In the Downloads settings, you will see the first setting labeled "Location" click on the Change button
  
• In the window that appears locate the OneDrive folder you set up to "Sync" to your computer
  NOTE: If you have not already done this refer to the Knowledge Base Article HERE
  
• Once you have chosen your OneDrive folder you can create a new folder called "Downloads" by clicking on the "New Folder" button on the top of the window
  
• Once you have created this new "Downloads" folder select it and click on "Select Folder"
  
• From this point forward whenever you download something it will automatically go to this folder on your OneDrive