How to Create Documents While Using OneDrive

OneDrive is the Microsoft cloud service that connects you to all your files across different devices. OneDrive is accessible to students, faculty, and staff.

For example, if a student is in their dorm working on a Word document or PowerPoint Slides, but has a busy schedule on campus and won't be back in their dorm until later. They can go to a computer lab on campus and use the university computers to continue working where they have left off. With Onedrive on your devices, you will not need to download any software or require USBs to transfer your data. 

How to access One Drive Interface

Go to YSU's Penguin Portal and launch Office365 and click the apps to access OneDrive. From Office365 click on the app launcher with the nine dots found in the top left corner as seen below.

Click on the apps button in the top left corner with the nine squares. This will open another tab with more apps to choose from.

This will prompt another tab with more applications to choose from. Click on the OneDrive application as seen below. 

After clicking on apps, you will click the OneDrive tab on the right with the blue clouds symbol to open it.

 

This will take you to the OneDrive interface. The image below is an example of the OneDrive interface.

This is the Onedrive's Interface. This page will show you how much storage space in the bottom left corner. Also showing all the files you recently got.

The red box shows you how much space you have used. The storage holds up to 1TB (terabyte) and can allow you to store multiple files.  This can be accessed from all of your devices that are connected to OneDrive.

How to create documents 

 To create a document, click the +Add new button and click "Word Document"

Here is the list of applications you can use while using OneDrive. For this tutorial we will be using Microsoft Word.

Click on the desired application you need, but in this example, we will be choosing Word document. After clicking "Word document" you will be taken to Microsoft Word application and have a blank document on the screen. With this new document we created, it will now be in your storage and accessible between all your devices. In the red box it shows that this file is connected to OneDrive. 

In the top left red box it will show you the Onedrive symbol showing that this file is now in OneDrive.

More Information

To learn more about OneDrive here are a few links.

Any more questions ask the IT service desk for more information and other available services.

 

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