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Working with Windows Live and

Office Web Apps

• Explore how to work online from Windows Live

• Obtain a Windows Live ID and sign in to Windows Live

• Upload files to Windows Live• Work with the PowerPoint Web App

Objectives

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Objectives

• Create folders and organize files on SkyDrive

• Add people to your network and share files

• Work with the Excel Web App

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• Windows Live: collection of services and Web applications

• Cloud computing: process of working with files online in a Web browser

• SkyDrive: an online storage and file sharing service from Microsoft

Exploring How to WorkOnline from Windows Live

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• Office Web Apps: – Versions of Microsoft Word, Excel,

PowerPoint, and OneNote – Accessed online from your SkyDrive

• Files on the SkyDrive can be viewed and edited by others with permission

Exploring How to WorkOnline from Windows Live

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Services Available via Windows Live

• Visit http://home.live.com• Click Sign-up• Use your own e-mail address or use

the ID for an existing Microsoft service– Examples: Hotmail, Messenger

• Enter the code and click I Accept• Select Windows Live and then select

the SkyDrive service

Obtaining a Windows Live ID and Signing In to Windows Live

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Creating a Windows Live ID

• Open a document in an Office application such as PowerPoint

• Use “Save and Send” from the File Tab

• Select “Save to Web”• Sign-in to Windows Live• Save file in the “Save As” dialog

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Uploading Files to Windows Live

• Office Web Apps: allows you to edit your SkyDrive-stored files in the browser without having Office installed

• Can also edit files from SkyDrive directly in the full Office application installed on the computer

Working with thePowerPoint Web App

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• Navigate to the file in SkyDrive• Click Edit in Browser• The file will open in PowerPoint Web

App• Edit the file with the tools available• Click the File tab and click Save As to

save the file with a new name

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Working with thePowerPoint Web App

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Commands on the PowerPoint Web App

• Folders can be used to organize files• Open Windows Live

(http://home.live.com)• Open SkyDrive service• Use the delete button next to a file or

folder to delete the item• Use the New function to add folders

or files on your SkyDrive

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Creating Folders andOrganizing Files on SkyDrive

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Moving a File to A Folder

• SkyDrive allows you to share your files with others

• Alternative to e-mailing files– Saves times– Can edit a single version of the file– Avoids redundant and overlapping

versions

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Adding People to YourNetwork and Sharing Files

• Obtain the e-mail address of a person to share content with

• Click on the Share link next to an object

• Enter the name or e-mail address of your partner

• Define the level of access you are giving your partner

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Adding People to YourNetwork and Sharing Files

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Editing Folder Permissions

• Can use the Excel Web App to work with an Excel spreadsheet on SkyDrive

• Same look and feel as the full version of Excel

• Fewer features than full Excel• To save to the web, use File tab, click

“Save and Send”, then “Save to Web”

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Working with the ExcelWeb App

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Commands on the Excel Web App

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Quick Reference

• Work online from Windows Live• Sign in to Windows Live• Upload files to Windows Live• Work with the PowerPoint Web App• Create folders and organize files on

SkyDrive• Add people to your network and

share files

Summary

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