Windows 10 Bible

Chapter 12Windows 10 and Office Online

IN THIS CHAPTER

1. Understanding Office Online
2. Uploading files to OneDrive
3. Using Office Web Apps

Microsoft Office Online is a web-based portal you can use to communicate and collaborate with others using e-mail, Office Web Apps, and shared files in OneDrive. OneDrive, which was introduced in 2007 under the name SkyDrive, has undergone multiple revisions and enhancements, and is now fully integrated with Windows 10.

See Chapter 16 for more on cloud technology.

With a free account to Office Online, you have access to free online versions of Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and OneNote. You also have a minimum of 1TB of free storage space using the OneDrive service. This chapter shows you how to set up an Office Online account, use Office Web Apps, and upload files to OneDrive.

Office Online

Office Online is an online, web-based portal (web-based portals are often referred to as being in the “cloud”) for storing files that you want to access from the cloud. Office Online is free and is hosted by Microsoft. Here are some of the Office Online features available to users:

• Outlook: Free e-mail from Microsoft.
• OneDrive: 1 TB (terabyte) of free file storage.
• Office Web Apps: Access to online versions of Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.

• Calendar: For ...