October 2012
Intermediate to advanced
1176 pages
27h 33m
English
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Using the SkyDrive App
The SkyDrive app provides some of the capabilities of the SkyDrive for Windows desktop application but does have some limitations. It is available on the Windows Start screen. Click it now to start using it.
Tip
If for some reason the SkyDrive app is not on your Start screen, you can reinstall it by visiting the Windows Store to download it. Chapter 37 describes how to use the Windows Store to locate, download, and install Windows 8 apps.
When the app first appears, you are prompted to enter your Microsoft Live login credentials. Do so now to continue with the initial setup process. Figure 22.3 earlier in the chapter shows an example of what Rob’s folders and files look like in the SkyDrive app.
You can view SkyDrive items in one of two ways in the SkyDrive app. To access the view controls, right-click to open the SkyDrive toolbar at the bottom of the screen. You can click one of the following options to change the view:
- Details: Displays filename, modification date and time, and file size of each file. Figure 22.6 shows files in the SkyDrive view using the Details view.
FIGURE 22.6 SkyDrive app in Details view
- Thumbnails: Shows each file as a thumbnail icon. Figure 22.7, for example, shows the SkyDrive in thumbnail view.
FIGURE 22.7 SkyDrive app in Thumbnails view
Adding files to SkyDrive
One of the tasks that you can perform with the SkyDrive ...
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