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| Microsoft Account |
Working together with your Microsoft Account and SkyDrive
Signing in to a Microsoft account
Many of the new options in Office 2013 are geared towards
saving and sharing files on-line. To use these options, you'll have to induce a
free Microsoft account (previously known as a Windows Live ID) if you do not
have already have one. You’ll be able to then log in to your Microsoft account
to access your SkyDrive that is a web cupboard space for your documents and
different files.
Benefits of employing a Microsoft Account
• Access
your files anywhere: you'll be able to save files to your SkyDrive; therefore
you will be ready to access them from any pc that has a web affiliation. This
additionally helps to stay your files safe if something happens to your pc.
• Edit
documents in your internet browser: If you are using a pc that does not have
Microsoft Office, you'll be able to use the free Office internet Apps to edit
documents in your browser. Office internet Apps includes simplified versions of
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.
• Share
files: it is easy to share your SkyDrive files with friends or co-workers...
this selection is nice for collaboration as a result of multiple folks will
edit a document at an equivalent time (also referred to as co-authoring).
To register to office 2013:
When you use office for the primary time, it'll raise you to
register to your Microsoft account. However, if you do not register at that point,
you'll be able to perpetually register later.
- In the upper-right corner, click Sign in.
Clicking Sign in
- Type your email address and then click Sign in.
Typing an email address and clicking Sign in
- Click on the Password field.
Clicking on the Password field
- Type your password and then click Sign in.
Signing in
- Your account name will now appear in the upper-right corner.
The account name
Signing Out of office 2013
If you are using office reception or at work, it has always
a lot of convenient to remain signed in. However, if you are using a shared pc
(for example, at a library or business center), it is important to sign out
once you are done. This can forestall others from accessing your SkyDrive
files.
- Click the File tab.
Clicking the File tab
- Click Account and then select Sign out.
Clicking Sign out
- A warning message will appear. Click yes to sign out.
Storing Files within the Cloud with SkyDrive
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| SkyDrive |
Once you've got signed in to your Microsoft account, your
SkyDrive can seem as a possibility whenever you save or open a file. You
continue to have the choice of saving files to your laptop. However, saving
files to your SkyDrive permits you to access them from the other laptop, and it
additionally permits you to share files with friends or co-workers.
For example, after you click Save As, you'll be able to
choose either SkyDrive or laptop as the save location.
Uploading Existing Files Safely
You may have already got documents on your laptop, for
instance in your Documents library or on your Desktop. If you choose to
transfer them to SkyDrive, it is vital to know that you are truly uploading a
copy of every file. To avoid issues, you ought to solely edit the version
that's in your SkyDrive. If you continue to have a replica of the file on your
laptop (for example, in your Documents library), you'll be able to either
delete that duplicate or keep it as a backup.
Another answer is to download the SkyDrive Desktop App. The
app creates a folder on your laptop that stays in set along with your SkyDrive.
You’ll be able to then merely move your documents into that folder to upload
them to your SkyDrive. Since the files can keep in set, you're liberated to
open them either from the folder, or from your SkyDrive.
Sharing and Collaborating with SkyDrive
Office 2013 permits you to share documents, spread sheets,
and displays. Once you've got saved a file to your SkyDrive, you'll be able to
invite individuals to browse or edit it. The individuals you share with don't
have to be compelled to have Office 2013; they'll browse or create
straightforward edits with the free office web Apps.
Collaborating in office
With some comes, you'll have many folks that have to be
compelled to edit identical document. After you share a document with SkyDrive,
multiple individuals will edit it at identical time. This is often referred to
as co-authoring. Co-authoring will be used with Word and PowerPoint, however it
doesn't presently work with surpass. Everybody can have to be compelled to use
either Office 2013 or Office Web Apps.
If quite one person is piece of writing a document, you will
see AN icon at very cheap of the screen that shows what number others area unit
presently piece of writing it. You’ll be able to see their names by clicking
the icon.
Co-authoring works a little otherwise in every office
program. For instance, in Word 2013, you will not see everyone's changes to the
document as they create them. Instead, on every occasion you save the document,
it'll update to point out everyone's changes. Also, co-authoring doesn't add
surpass 2013, however it will work if most are victimization the surpass App.
