How to access Office Web Apps ?

Office Web Apps makes it so easy to create, edit and share your documents online and many of you must have already tried earlier. But there were many who didn’t had access and couldn’t try it. Now everyone can access Office Web Apps. As MS Office 2010 beta is publically  available , anyone can try office Web apps as well.

For this first download and install MS Office 2010 beta . If you haven’t tried this you should, to see various improvements to MS Office with lots of new features.

Now create a Word, Excel or PowerPoint document and save it to SkyDrive from File > Share > Save to SkyDrive, a Free 25GB  storage service on Windows Live to store your docs.

It will ask you to sign-in with your Windows Live ID

So select a folder in SkyDrive, click on ‘Save As’ type a name of your doc and save. Now your doc is save in SkyDrive.

Now Click File > close.

Now from your IE browser goto http://skydrive.live.com and sign-in with your Windows Live ID. Select the folder where you had saved your doc. Click on the filename and select View.

So when you click on View, you will be prompted to read and accept the terms of use to Join the preview program of Microsoft Office Web Apps Technical Preview /Beta. Click on Accept.

Now you can access Office Web Apps and can create, share, edit  your docs online though in limited way as its still in beta.

 

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So try it out now, Office Web Apps has made so easy to create your Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote Online.