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getting started with onedrive is easy
all you need to do is create a Microsoft
account and then you'll have access to
everything from onedrive to office
online and much much more to begin go to
onedrive live.com then click the link
that says sign up for free if you
already have an Outlook account or any
account that lets you use other
microsoft services like Xbox Live
there's good news you can skip this step
otherwise click create a Microsoft
account to begin you'll need to pick a
login name you can either use your
current email address or sign up for a
new one using the link below the box in
this example we're going to use an
existing email address you'll also need
a good strong password one that's easy
for you to remember but hard for other
people to guess avoid using really
obvious passwords like your name
predictable patterns or the word
password the more random your password
the better by default you will start
receiving promotional emails from
Microsoft once you sign up for an
account these emails might contain
surveys advertisements and other product
news if you don't want to receive these
offers make sure you uncheck the box
here when you're ready click Next
onedrive will prompt you to complete the
final steps necessary to create your
account just follow the directions on
the screen now that you've gotten your
account set up let's take a closer look
at the interface on the left is the
navigation pane this is where you can
access things like your files recent
documents and more at the top of the
window you'll also see the navigation
bar click the command here and you can
jump to other parts of your Microsoft
account including email contacts and
calendar also on the navigation bar is a
place where you can manage your account
just click the account command in the
upper right corner
from here you can edit your profile
change your account settings or logout
of onedrive altogether there's one more
thing I want to show you before we wrap
this up if you prefer working in the
desktop you can download the onedrive
desktop app but if you're using Windows
8.1 or newer the onedrive app is already
on your computer you can find the link
to download the onedrive app here on the
left side of the screen just click the
download button and onedrive will prompt
you through all the steps to complete
the download this tool is completely
optional but it will make certain tasks
easier like syncing and uploading files
from your computer and that about does
it now that you have a Microsoft account
you can start using it and all the
products and services that come with it
you