4. Collaborating with the Office Web Apps

This chapter shows you how to work together with other people on your documents using the Office Web Apps in SkyDrive and SharePoint.

Long gone are the days when computer users worked in what used to be known, somewhat quaintly, as “splendid isolation.” Collaboration is the watchword for the modern user, whether he or she works in a large corporation (where everyone works in “teams” these days), a small business (where everyone pitches in to help everyone else), or as a freelancer (where feedback from clients, editors, lawyers, and others is the norm).

The Office Web Apps were built with collaboration in mind. The programs and the environments they run in—SkyDrive and SharePoint—are loaded with tools ...

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