Key points

▪▪ A cloud service is an online file storage service, resource, or application that is

­accessed through the Internet.

▪▪ To store your Office settings, such as recently used files and folders, in the Office
cloud, you need an email account that gives you access to Microsoft services.

▪▪ Examples of Microsoft services are SharePoint Online, SkyDrive, Hotmail, and

­Windows Live Messenger.

▪▪ You can connect cloud services like SkyDrive, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Flickr 3
to your Office account to share information between the service and Office.

▪▪ To access your Office documents from almost any computer or device, the files
need to be stored in a cloud service such as SharePoint Online or SkyDrive.

▪▪ Co-authoring is supported in Excel Web App, OneNote, OneNote Web App,

­PowerPoint, PowerPoint Web App, Word, and Word Web App.

▪▪ To start a co-authoring session, the Office document or notebook must be stored in a

cloud service such as SharePoint Online or SkyDrive and shared with your co-authors.

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