Sharing and

collaborating 3
IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU’LL LEARN HOW TO
▪▪ Define the term cloud service.

▪▪ Sign in and manage your Office account.

▪▪ Connect cloud services to your Office account.

▪▪ Sync files with SkyDrive for offline use.

▪▪ Get started with co-authoring.

A cloud service typically refers to online file storage, resources, or applications that are
accessed through the Internet. These can range from apps for your smartphone, Internet
games, social networks, and web-based email to secure private networks.

These services are becoming part of our everyday lives. You may have documents and
other files like pictures or videos stored on Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft SkyDrive, Flickr,
or YouTube. And you may have contact information stored on various social networks like
Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn.

In this chapter, you’ll learn about how Microsoft Office Professional 2013 connects you to
your various cloud services through your Office account. You’ll also learn how you can use
cloud services to share and collaborate with others, whether they’re sitting in the next cu-
bicle or in an office thousands of miles away from your corporate network.

PRACTICE FILES You don’t need any practice files to complete the exercises in this chapter.

73