SkyDrive
OneDrive is the place to store your files so you can access them from virtually any device and any place.
Access OneDrive from apps on Windows Phone, iOS and Android to view, share, and upload your files from anywhere.
Access OneDrive from apps on Windows Phone, iOS and Android to view, share, and upload your files from anywhere.
With OneDrive, you get 7 GB of free storage in the cloud to store your files and photos (more for a fee or if you download OneDrive app), sync across all your computers, phones and tablets and even edit and collaborate on Office documents. You can access the latest version of your files from any computer or phone - no cables or USB flash drive necessary. Now you can get full Microsoft Office on your mobile free (previously it was restricted to a 365 Office users)
What I especially like about OneDrive is the fact that it is available on every major platform. That means if you want to move from one operating system to another, and want to back up your contacts, photos or documents, there is no easier way to do it, like back up it on your OneDrive and restore on the next platform.
What I especially like about OneDrive is the fact that it is available on every major platform. That means if you want to move from one operating system to another, and want to back up your contacts, photos or documents, there is no easier way to do it, like back up it on your OneDrive and restore on the next platform.
OneDrive on your computer
When you download the OneDrive desktop app on your PC or Mac, your desktop OneDrive folder is automatically created. Any file or photo you put in this folder will be automatically synced to your other devices that have OneDrive.
Go to the apps.live.com and click Windows desktop or Mac (on the left site) to download the OneDrive desktop app.
Then drag and drop files into your OneDrive folder to automatically upload them to your cloud storage account. A green check-mark will appear when your file has finished uploading. Whenever you save an updated version of the file, SkyDrive will automatically update your folder with the latest version of the file.
Go to the apps.live.com and click Windows desktop or Mac (on the left site) to download the OneDrive desktop app.
Then drag and drop files into your OneDrive folder to automatically upload them to your cloud storage account. A green check-mark will appear when your file has finished uploading. Whenever you save an updated version of the file, SkyDrive will automatically update your folder with the latest version of the file.
Share files and photos
With OneDrive it’s easy to share files securely and easily with your friends or co-workers. They won’t need to install any special programs or sign up for a new account, and they can use any web browser to get to the files you share with them. And you have control—your files will only be shared with the people you choose. Share any file—even big ones Send photos and files with a link or email without taking up space in the inbox. Instead of running into size limits for email attachments, you can email a link to photo albums or any other file on OneDrive. |
Here's how:
If you’re on a phone or tablet, choose Send a link.
If you’re on a computer, choose Share and then decide how you want to share:
You can share OneDrive files with any contact or network you've connected to your OneDrive account.
- Upload your file to your OneDrive (up to 2 GB from the OneDrive app on your computer or 300 MB from OneDrive.com).
- Select the files you want to send:
If you’re on a phone or tablet, choose Send a link.
If you’re on a computer, choose Share and then decide how you want to share:
- By email.
- With a link (handy if you want to copy and paste into an instant message or webpage).
- On Facebook, Gmail, Twitter, LinkedIn, and more.
You can share OneDrive files with any contact or network you've connected to your OneDrive account.
OneDrive and Office work together
OneDrive is perfect for sharing and working together with other people. Just visit OneDrive.com to share any file with whomever you choose. Your friends can use free Office Web Apps to view the document and make quick edits, even if they don’t have Office installed.
Office Web Apps are also designed to preserve your document’s formatting, which means your friends will be able to view the work you share just the way you intended. They’ll also be able to make changes without messing up how it looks.
OneDrive is perfect for sharing and working together with other people. Just visit OneDrive.com to share any file with whomever you choose. Your friends can use free Office Web Apps to view the document and make quick edits, even if they don’t have Office installed.
Office Web Apps are also designed to preserve your document’s formatting, which means your friends will be able to view the work you share just the way you intended. They’ll also be able to make changes without messing up how it looks.
Get OneDrive on your mobile and tablet
You can download OneDrive from:
You can download OneDrive from:
- Google Play – Android devices
- iTunes - iOS devices
- Windows Phone Store – Windows phones
Your notes in Microsoft OneNote notebooks on OneDrive will appear in Notes, and your other Office documents will appear in Documents. If there isn't a default OneNote notebook named Personal (Web) in your My Documents folder on OneDrive, it will be automatically created on OneDrive and synchronized to your phone.
3. Tap a note or document to open it.
4. If you can't see the file you're looking for on OneDrive, you can do the following in the Office Hub to search or browse for it:
Note
3. Tap a note or document to open it.
4. If you can't see the file you're looking for on OneDrive, you can do the following in the Office Hub to search or browse for it:
- To search for a particular note, flick to Notes, tap Search , then start typing a notebook, section or page name. Tap to open and edit the note you'd like.
- To search for other documents, flick to Documents, tap Search , flick to OneDrive, then start typing the file name. Tap the one you're interested in to open and edit it.
- To browse for a document, flick to Locations, tap OneDrive, tap a folder, then tap the document to open and edit it.
Note
- You can access both your own Office files and those that other people have shared with you on OneDrive.
- Whenever you save changes to a file, they're saved to OneDrive.
- To make sure your OneNote notebook syncs to OneDrive, don't change the default notebook name from Personal (Web), and don't change the name of the Unfilled Notes section in the notebook.
- A OneNote notebook that is larger than 50 megabytes (MB) can't sync to OneDrive.
To upload an existing document to SkyDrive
If you already have a document on your phone, you can upload it to OneDrive.
If you already have a document on your phone, you can upload it to OneDrive.
- In the Office Hub, flick to Locations and then tap Phone.
- Tap the document to open it, then tap More > Share > OneDrive.
To save a new document to OneDrive
- In the Office Hub, flick to Documents, tap New > Word or Excel.
- After you've made some changes, tap More > Save.
- Type a name in the File name box, then tap the Save to list > OneDrive > Save.