you’re using someone else’s computer or a public terminal). For this example, we’ll assume there’s no synchronization available (i.e. OneDrive apps can synchronize files or folders between your computer and the OneDrive online storage. This is easier if you have the OneDrive program/app running on your Windows/Mac computer. In short, upload the document to OneDrive, switch to Word/Excel/PowerPoint Online to open the document, then save back to your computer when finished. Here’s how to use Office Online with documents saved on your computer. It’s not possible to simply upload a document directly into Office Online. You have to upload into your OneDrive storage then open the document from there into Office Online. But that doesn’t mean you have to do what Microsoft wants. Microsoft wants people to put all their documents in their OneDrive service and has designed Office Online (and other Office apps) to prefer OneDrive. Or go to to directly get into OneDrive and the available documents.

Scroll down the web page to see a list of recently opened documents. Also, a link to OneDrive where all the Office Online documents are saved. Continuing from Your free and standby Microsoft Office alternative: Office Online to start go to, login to your MS account (if not already logged in).Ĭlick on the buttons for Word Online, Excel Online, PowerPoint Online or OneNote Online.

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