Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: Microsoft, Office, Web | Themes: Windows Tech Talk, Software
1. Make a New Document in SkyDrive
Microsoft finally launches a rough version of the long anticipated Office Web Apps. How does it stack up against Google Docs and other Web software?
You can create Office documents in SkyDrive from the New menu in every SkyDrive folder. This offers Word and OneNote as well as Excel and PowerPoint but the OneNote Web app isn’t available at all, and the Word Web app only lets you view documents, not edit them. PowerPoint lets you view, create. and edit files and Excel is the only app that allows you to collaborate with other people on the same document.
When you choose a document type you can actually create, you name the document first and then the Web app opens with a blank document. The New document page and the document details page both show you a preview, which at the moment does nothing more than show you a really big icon for the file type. If Microsoft were to add templates, then the preview would be much more useful.
- Next page SkyDrive Word: No Edit
What if you don't have a New menu in your skydrive?
James, if you don't see the new New menu, you don't have access to the Office Web apps technical preview - it is a very limited, invitation only preview, but you might find it appears if you upload files to the Documents folder.
Bah, I have not used Office products for several years now and have not missed them one bit. This is not going to get me to try anytime soon.