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opportunities for a better life you can
use office online to store and work with
your own personal files or you can share
them with others including friends
co-workers and anyone else you want to
collaborate with before you get started
though you need to know how to create
files in onedrive and how to open them -
to create a new file click the new
button near the top of the screen then
choose the type of file you want in this
example we'll choose Excel workbook
onedrive will open the file
automatically so you can get to work
click here to give your document a name
and then click anywhere to save the name
when you're done click onedrive to
return to the main page you can also
create folders and files inside of
folders folders are great because they
can help you stay organized and they
make it easier to share multiple files
to create a new folder go to new folder
then give your folder a name when you're
done press ENTER on your keyboard
you can also use the default folders
that come with your account to create a
file inside a folder just click the
folder you want then follow the usual
steps for creating a new document let's
skip ahead a little bit now I have
several files in this folder ranging
from spreadsheets to presentations
here's one I'd like to open so I can
work on it some more with office online
you can edit your documents online
without having to leave your browser or
you can open them in the desktop version
as long as you have Microsoft Office
2010 or newer on your computer to get
started click the file you want
one drive will take you to a preview
click the Edit presentation button on
the toolbar and a menu will appear
we'll try edit in browser first
your file will open in the appropriate
app in this case PowerPoint where you
can edit it using these tools to save
and close you can just close the tab
let's go back to the preview and this
time we'll try opening the file in the
desktop version you'll always find the
option here under edit presentation
depending on your browser and your
security settings you may get a warning
asking if you're sure you want to open
the file click OK or launch application
to confirm your file will open in the
desktop version of the program to
continue you may need to click a button
near the top of the window that says
enable editing then you can edit and
make as many changes as you want when
you're done remember to save the file
then close the program the changes you
made will be saved in onedrive as well
as you can see working with office
online is easy once you know the secret
to creating files and folders and
opening documents to
you