Office Online

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Along with the renaming of SkyDrive to OneDrive last week, Microsoft Web Apps became Office Online.  Considering how feature-rich the online programs are, the rename definitely fits. 

Even better, Office Online became more easily accessible than before, which used to involve either launching SkyDrive, clicking Create and then selecting the type the type of file you need to create.  Now, if you use Office.com email, you can choose from Word, Excel, PowerPoint or OneNote right from the drop-down in the upper left-hand corner of your Outlook.com email account. 



Alternatively, you can go directly to http://www.office.com/.

No additional software is needed to use Office Online.  The only restriction is that a Microsoft Account is needed which can be set up with any email address.  If you don't already have a Microsoft Account, the sign-up page is here.

Additional information is available in the Office Blog post Introducing Office Online at Office.com.

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If you'd like to learn more about Office Online, there will be a free 15-minute webinar tomorrow (March 3) at 9:15 am Pacific Time (12:15 pm Eastern Time).  Information here:  Join us for Tuesday's webinar on working with Office Online and OneDrive | Office Blogs

Missed the webinar or unable to attend at the scheduled time?  A video of the webinar will be posted shortly after the webinar.

There is a new 15-minute webinar every Tuesday.  Previous sessions can be found via these search results:  http://blogs.office.com/?s=webinar