Office Online for Microsoft Edge

Office Online for Microsoft Edge - Online office application in the Edge browser

Office Online is an online office suite provided as a utility on Microsoft Edge browser of Windows 10, allowing users to easily view, edit and create Office files right in Edge browser.

Office Online office application for Microsoft Edge

With this utility, you can use Microsoft Office software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote or Sway Online without having to install the Office suite on your computer. No need to worry about using unfamiliar software because all the familiar formats and layouts in Office are included in this utility. You can also get files from cloud storage applications like OneDrive or OneDrive for Business extremely quickly to work anywhere.

As with other utilities, you'll need to activate the app by selecting Turn it On after installing it in the browser or choosing the icon that displays right in the address bar by turning on Show button next to the address bar .

Activate the browser extension to start using

With Office Online, users can access the files they store on OneDrive and OneDrive Business accounts, but unfortunately you can't switch between these two options and have to log out and log back in.

Access files on OneDrive cloud accounts or OneDrive for Business

After you have logged into your cloud account, the options pop out when you click on the included utility

Recent Documents - the default display of 7 Office Online documents that you recently opened and with the More View option to open more files in OneDrive.

Open the latest working document file right on the utility

New - This option opens tools including Word Online, Excel Online, PowerPoint Online, OneNote Online and Sway. These tools will allow you to create new document files right in the browser, along with a lot of sample options, displaying newly opened files similar to the versions on computers and phones.

Easily create new document files online

Open - This item brings 2 options From OneDrive to open a new tab showing files on OneDrive account or Browse to open Windows 10 Open File dialog box, from which you can download files and edit them in the application. This feature is quite interesting because it allows you to open files stored on your computer right in the Office Online application, including files not on OneDrive.

Open the file, support for files saved on the computer

Account - This is simply the place to display the account you use and allows logging out. You do not have the option to add another account, you can only use 1 account at a time.

The application settings and account management options are relatively simple

Settings - This section is quite simple, only allows feedback to the developer.

In general, this is a relatively simple application, currently the feature is not much and you can only use it online but in many cases necessary, this is still a useful support office application for player.

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