29. Office Web Apps

In This Chapter

Creating an Account 448

Working with SkyDrive 449

About the Office Web Apps 456

Using the Office Web Apps 458

Office Documents and SkyDrive 459

Sharing and Coediting Office Documents 461

In January 2010, Microsoft launched Windows Live SkyDrive, providing 25 GB of free online storage to anyone with a Windows Live account. Later in 2010, the new Office Web Apps were rolled out. Unlike Office, the Office Web Apps aren’t programs installed on your computer. They reside on Microsoft servers. Using them is an example of cloud computing.

Using SkyDrive storage and the Office Web Apps individually or together, users can now do the following with a browser and Office 2010 (Windows) or 2011 (Mac):

• Use SkyDrive ...

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