Cloud skydrive. Can I use two SkyDrive accounts? Integration with social networks

27.04.2019 Iron

Hello dear readers of the blog site. I have already written several times about file storage (cloud file hosting) and about their undoubted usefulness and relevance. Now I can no longer imagine my work without, where I necessarily keep everything current documents, as well as site backups.

There is nothing complicated there. If you already had mailbox in Hotmail or their new Outlook, then just enter it and go to management file storage VanDrive at onedrive.live.com/... For some reason, I could not find the login using the link from the account window.

The interface does not shine with graphical delights, but at the same time, everything is clear and understandable without additional explanations. In the left upper corner to the right of the SkyDrive label there is an arrow to go to the mail interface.

In the lower left corner, you will be shown the size of your file hosting, which by default is 7 GB, and you will also have the opportunity to view the contents of the recycle bin, where all files deleted from the storage go (its size is 10% of the total size).

There are no free ways to increase it, as it was in Dropbox or Yandex disk, and you can only go to "Storage Management" to pay for one of the options for expanding the volume. Sadly, with Dropbox I was able to expand my 2 GB to almost 60 GB for free, which is already quite suitable for full-fledged work with file hosting, when you don't need to think too much about the size of synchronized objects.

At the top of the OneDrive web interface, there are controls for managing files stored there, and to the right are switches for how they are displayed.

Van Drive Program

But we will return to this later, but for now we will use the "Download" button located below. If it is not there, then go to the "Get the application" tab, well, or just click on Download VanDrive, or by button:

Personally, I still use Windows Vista and on it, when you start this application, a message appears "OneDrive (skydrive) cannot start With full rights administrator ". For a couple of years of existence, this problem has not been eliminated by the developers, which indicates their sluggishness, or that outdated systems deliberately bullied.

The rescue of drowning people is the work of the drowning people themselves. Therefore, we solve the problem with a simple enabling UAC service(User Account Control), which I successfully disabled immediately after installing Windows. So, in order to turn UAC back on, I had to go along the thorny path "Start" - "Control Panel" (I have classic look) - "User Accounts" - "Enabling and Disabling UAC":

Check the box and click on OK.

You will be asked to restart your computer, after which, finally, the VanDrive application will start for you. On other operating systems that support this program, there are no problems with its launch - only on Vista, and only with disabled UAC.

You will be immediately prompted log into your Microsoft account(enter your username and password from your mailbox in Hotmail or Outlook). Personally, I keep Lately everything, and the very base of Kipas lives in Dropbox, so as not to lose everything at once.

Next, you will be offered to change the default location of the OneDrive folder, which I always do, because I would not want the "C drive" to grow in volumes to disgrace (then the image in Akronis will turn out to be monstrous). For all file storages, I use "disk D".

On all such file hosting, there is a setting for folders, the contents of which should sync automatically with this particular computer. For example, in Dropbox, we use one single account with the whole family, but synchronize on different computers different folders, because I do not need my wife's files, and she does not need mine.

This setting is necessary, but it makes sense to do it, as it seems to me, a little later, when you have already decided on the structure and purpose of the folders.

Although the SkyDrive installation wizard invites you to do this right now.

Access your computer's file system remotely from another device using the OneDrive web interface

Well, here we got to one of the previously announced features of file storage from Microsoft - the ability to receive through this service access to files on remote computer ... Moreover, these same files do not have to be in the above-mentioned folder, which is subject to synchronization.

Pretty cool feature that can come in handy sometimes.

Now when entering the page onedrive.live.com/ at the bottom of the left column you will see the "Computers" item and below it a list of those devices on which you have installed the VanDrive (SkyDrive) program and have not unchecked the option of remote access to it.

Great, isn't it? I have never seen anything like this among the competitors of this file hosting.

The appearance of the folder and file tree can be changed in the upper right corner, and the folders or files you need can either be added to OneDrive (in fact, moved to shared folder), or download it to the device from where you are doing this remote access.

In my opinion, a great opportunity, but back to our rams, namely the desktop application.

OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) setup and capabilities

It remains only to click on the "Finish" button and in the tray you will see the cloud icon, which you will live there forever.

For those who have never dealt with cloud file hosting, I will explain that the VanDrive folder and all its contents will now live a double life (or even triple, or quadruple, depending on how many computers and laptops you will be logged into. her under the same account).

Her full copy will always be stored in Microsoft cloud and in case of data loss on the computer, they will be automatically copied from virtual storage as soon as you sign in to your OneDrive account again. This is a very convenient thing, but, as far as I understand, increased storage and encryption security measures will be available to you only when you purchase the paid version.

The settings of this program are hidden in the context menu of this icon in the tray under the item "Parameters".

On the first tab, the autostart of this application is configured; it will also be possible to deny remote access to the computer, if necessary. Here you can also break the link (sign out of your account) with your Microsoft account, for example, in order to enter this file storage under another.

On the second tab, you can already exclude automatic synchronization with those folders, the contents of which are on this computer you don't need to update.

Create your own directory structure and subfolders inside the VanDrive directory, you can by standard means Wimdows by opening it in Explorer or, for example, in.

New files or folders can be added by simply dragging and dropping from other places or copying them through the clipboard (I advise you to try the program to expand its capabilities). The web interface also allows you to do this using the menu of items "Create" from the top panel:

Well, on the third tab, you can disable the default option to speed up data synchronization between your SkyDrive folder and the cloud file storage by compressing all transferred files into the archive. Firstly, this reduces their size, and secondly, uploading one object to the Internet is much faster than a thousand, even if their weight is comparable. It makes sense to leave this checkbox.

If you cannot use the right mouse button (on a tablet, for example), then you can open the tab shown in the screenshot using the icon located at the top right and select a similar item there:

See the screenshot for the difference between these three ways to share a link:

It is the second option that demonstrates the difference between SkyDrive file hosting (in a new way - VanDrive) from Dropbox and others like it. Office documents can be edited online with the tool Office Web Apps.

Online version of OneDrive, Office Web Apps and more

Moreover, a user who follows such a link will be able to edit the document without even logging into his Microsoft account.

Naturally, you can use Office yourself Web Apps for online editing all office documents stored in the Sky Drive folder... To do this, you will need to click on it and select from top menu corresponding item.

In general, Office Web Apps is a simplified version office suite and this is how, for example, its window will look when editing a Word document previously loaded into this file storage.

All the most commonly used tools are available. The edited document can be saved there, or you can upload it to your computer or any other device. Again, no other popular file storage has this built-in capability.

When viewing photos in the web interface Van Drive, you will have the opportunity to start a slideshow, flip the image, see other pictures from the same folder in the form of the ribbon below, and in the right tab to see detailed information about this file.

Moreover, if you share with someone a link to a photo or a whole folder with them, then after clicking on it, this person will have access to almost all of the same tools for viewing, and he will not have to log into his account for this. fine soft. ...

Those types of files that cannot be displayed in the web interface, you will be prompted to download. There is also such an option as introduction of objects... What it is? Well, this is the ability to insert an object (photo, document, or something else) into your site through.

But in practice, it’s hard for me to imagine what this could be for. The size of the frame window can be adjusted to the width of your page by changing the numbers directly in the code. As an example, I inserted a Word document just below, which contains a small list of my articles, which I redid in order to.

You can scroll it with the mouse wheel, double-click will increase the scale, but when you click on the button in the lower right corner, you will go to its viewing in SkyDrive.

It goes without saying that there are names of the same mobile applications to access this file hosting: iPhone or iPad, Android or Windows Phone. Naturally, when you sign in, you will be asked for your Microsoft account credentials.

OneDrive for iPad's interface is very simple and almost completely customizable.

In Dropbox, I really liked the ability to automatically sync all photos and videos captured on a mobile device so that you can later view them on desktop computer... I did not find such an opportunity here.

In general, despite a couple of very interesting opportunities VanDrive has not yet impressed me so much that I switched to it from Dropbox. Although, perhaps he will find some suitable application. And what do you think?

Good luck to you! See you soon on the pages of the blog site

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Sign in to the OneDrive web service

In order to enter the service, you must:

Sign in to OneDrive through the app

Immediately on the site, for more comfortable work with the service, you can download the OneDrive client program and enter the storage through it:

In the left pane, at the bottom, click on the inscription "Get OneDrive client".
Click on the "Download OneDrive" heading for the required OS.
The client installation file will automatically load. Click on the download bar. We confirm the introduction of amendments on the computer "Yes".
Downloading the client to your PC will appear before your eyes.
We click on the button "Start work".
Enter the required data. Click "Login".
In the window "Your OneDrive folder" click "Change" and select the location of the folder, "OK" and again "Next".
We choose synchronization. Clicking on the "Finish" button will open the OneDrive folder on your computer. The stuffing of this folder will undoubtedly be mechanically synchronized with virtual service when connecting to the internet.
You can get to work.

Advice! To manage the OneDrive client from Windows, an icon is installed in the alerts section. When you click on this icon, a pop-up software menu appears, allowing you to call the settings.

Now you have learned how to sign in to OneDrive in Russian. Everything is simple, you only need attentiveness and punctuality. By connecting OneDrive (read about disabling it), you simultaneously get the opportunity online work with documents in the main office programs, as in text editor and in tabular processor... It is possible to create presentations and work in a notebook. Successful work and have a nice rest!

Hello dear readers of the blog about. It's time to consider another one data sync service, worthy competitor other porular services.

It appeared quite a long time ago and managed to survive several major updates. Last update can be considered the most successful.

How SkyDrive works

In terms of file syncing, OneDrive (SkyDrive) works the same as any other file sync service. OneDrive client(SkyDrive) for Windows is modeled after the much-mentioned Dropbox. A SkyDrive folder is created on the system, and all files that are placed in it are immediately available on all other devices using a SkyDrive account, as well as through a browser.

SkyDrive volume- 7 GB free disk space... Another option was also available for long-time registered users - 25 GB. When the service was updated, its size was reduced to seven GB. For those who wanted to restore their 25 GBytes, it was necessary to go through activation and then everything returned to how it was.

You can access your cloud storage OneDrive (SkyDrive) in several ways:

- through a classic PC application;
- via a web browser;
- via mobile app for smartphones on iOS, Android, Windows Phone and tablets;
- via the Metro app for Windows 8.

How to start using SkyDrive

Step 2: Sign in to SkyDrive. You need to go to this address and enter the login and password that you registered using the link above.

Step 3: Download SkyDrive software software if you have Windows. There you can also select applications for other platforms. This is required to use the sync capabilities. Without a PC app, OneDrive (SkyDrive) is just a cloud drive.

Install OneDrive (SkyDrive) PC software

If we consider a classic Windows application, then it is essentially the same as the previous services considered last time (,).

The installation process should not give you any difficulties, with the exception of a few quirks. During the installation of the application, you need to enter your owl username / password, if you do not have them yet, then you need to register using.

Then a SkyDrive folder is created, the location of which must be initially set where you want, since this parameter cannot be changed later in the settings. Although, it is possible if you first delete the connection with the computer in the settings, and then log in again. True, then it will start re-indexing all files from the SkyDrive folder, which takes a lot of time if you have a lot of files.

There is another feature of the application that you should pay attention to - during the installation process, you can tick the box, as in the figure below, and then all the files on your computer will be available from other connected computers, provided that the other computer is turned on. In this case, it will even be possible to download files remotely to SkyDrive.

Sharing: How do I send a file or folder to other people?

If you don't like being tied to one folder, then I advise you to take a closer look at, it is very flexible in this regard.

For any files in the folder, you can open public access, after which a browser will open and a form will appear in it for entering the email addresses of the people you need. The same can be done directly in the browser.

It should be noted that OneDrive (SkyDrive) has big disadvantage, related stem that you cannot view in one place which files and with whom you have shared. Dropbox users are familiar with it as Links. V SkyDrive you can see who and how shared access is available in the Dashboard:

Here we examined the capabilities of the classic PC application, now you can move on to the most interesting - the web version.

OneDrive web (SkyDrive) overview

I will say right away that the functionality of the web version has been greatly redesigned, compared to the previous version... It has become much more convenient and more functional. Let's start with appearance home page... It features a proprietary tiled design that Microsoft pioneered in Windows Phone 7. The online version is much more convenient than ever before.

Files are uploaded to the storage using the button send... In this case, you can select multiple files to download, not just one. Maximum size uploaded file - 2 GB.

File operations

All files are displayed as wide rectangles. Simple folder with files is displayed as a blue rectangle, but if it contains pictures, they are dynamically shown instead of it. Very beautiful and unusual. You can also display everything as a list.

Files and folders are grouped by type: first folders, then documents with music, then pictures. These settings cannot be changed. The usual sorting by name, size, type and custom sorting is also available. The usual operations of copying, moving and renaming files are supported. In this case, you can drag them with the mouse, as on a computer. File version history is available, which is already becoming the norm for decent file synchronization services.

There are quite interesting function embedding files on any site. By right-clicking on any file or folder, you need to select the "Deployment" item. The pop-up window will show short instruction and the "Create" button, after clicking on it, an HTML code will be generated that you can insert into your website or blog. It's a shame that pictures and folders cannot be sized arbitrarily, except for Word documents, while for spreadsheets there are a lot of implementation settings available.

Features of the web version

As you can see, the images open for preview in the browser. On the panel that appears on the right, you can view the properties of the file and mark people in the picture. And in the menu at the top, you can turn on a slide show, view the original, embed a picture and perform other operations with the file.

Work with office documents deserves special attention. MS Office documents can not only be viewed, but also edited, as in a full-fledged editor. This is done with web services App. That is, this online version everyone's favorite package Microsoft programs Office with limited functionality... However, in most cases it will be enough for simple creation and document editing.

All other files that are not supported by the web version are downloaded to your computer when you click on them.

In the left column of the web interface, you can see which files you have worked on recently, which computers are connected to SkyDrive, which files are shared with you. You can also change the storage settings and go to the trash can. Files in the trash can last long enough to be restored. This can be done by following the link in the context menu. But the basket is limited to 10% of the storage, 700MB or 2.5GB. And if this volume is exceeded, then all files from the recycle bin will be deleted after three days.

Frequently asked Questions

What is a SkyDrive Redeem Code?

When do you decide to buy an additional cloudy space, then after making a purchase you will receive an activation code, by entering which, the storage size will increase.

How do I change my SkyDrive account?

To do this, you first need to click on the "Unlink SkyDrive" button in the OneDrive (SkyDrive) settings on your PC. You can now log in with a new account if you have created one. If not, then I described the process of registering a new Microsoft account after the headline "How to start using SkyDrive"

How do I install OneDrive (SkyDrive) on Windows XP?

The answer is no way. I searched all over the internet looking for some way, but I couldn't find anything. You can connect OneDrive (SkyDrive) as network drive using the SDExplorer program. You can download it here. Installation will take place quickly and unnoticed. After it you need to find in the folder " My computer»Dark icon SDExplorer and log in by entering your username and password Microsoft Account (Live ID). About registration Live ID written in the article about mail

How do I select folders to sync on SkyDrive?

In the application settings for the computer there is a "Select folders" tab, where you can choose which folders inside OneDrive (SkyDrive) will be synced to current computer... You can enter the settings using context menu OneDrive apps(SkyDrive) for PC.

Can I use two Accounts SkyDrive?

In my humble opinion, even more can be done, but they cannot be combined. In addition, this makes it difficult to synchronize files, since you will have to constantly log in / out under different accounts which is inconvenient.

Alternatively, you can use one account to sync files with your computer, and the other as cloud disk via the SDExplorer program. Such a scheme will be quite working.

How do I connect OneDrive (SkyDrive) as a network drive? ()

To connect, we need to find out your CID.

https://skydrive.live.com/#cid=F9B31V3A9F7EAD78&id=F3Z43R6A5D9EAA41%964016

A URL with similar content should appear in the explorer in front of you, if the URL looks like this: https://skydrive.live.com/?mkt=ru-RU, go to any folder inside SkyDriv, the URL should change and become similar to the one shown in the picture above.
CID in in this case F9B31V3A9F7EAD78

A window will open in which you need to select a disk name and enter the line https://d.docs.live.net/F9B31V3A9F7EAD78, where
F9B31V3A9F7EAD78 - must be replaced with yours CID... If not, then you need to check the box in paragraph "Recover at login", click Ready
The system will ask you to enter your username and password, if everything is done correctly, after entering a new disk will appear.

On the this moment this method does not work well, therefore, we are waiting for the code to fix everything

Is it dangerous to use SkyDrive?

In terms of storage important information then it is dangerous to use any cloud service with a free tariff plan. In most cases, cloud services offer paid plans with data encryption and additional security.

OneDrive (SkyDrive) not working

Friends, if SkyDrive does not work for you for some reason, let us know in the comments. Together we will find a solution to the problem and thereby help other people who face such a problem.

conclusions

Here we briefly reviewed the main features of the SkyDrive service. Here's what we end up with:

- large amount of storage (7 GB);

- advanced functionality;

- clients for most popular operating systems;

- nice design;

- keyboard navigation;

- mailbox and work with documents on-line.

You can safely give him an "excellent" grade, because there are no serious flaws, and those minor flaws that are now are likely to be corrected over time. Now you have to try everything yourself, test it and use it if you like it. Write in the comments what is not clear, this will allow me to make the site even better.

The next article will review one more popular service synchronization of files by name - a worthy competitor to all other services.

In contact with

Friends! Many of you are asking how to use SkyDrive. SkyDrive is a free and popular cloud storage service. In simple words, with the help of this cloud, you can store your files on the Internet. If you have it installed, then you can use this service directly in the operating system. Users of other operating systems can use this service using a browser. In addition, there is a SkyDrive application that can be installed on the operating system, which I personally liked the most. So, everything is detailed.

How to use SkyDrive

It's very simple! SkyDrive is built into the Windows 8 operating system cloud internet storage files. But you can use it from any operating system. The SkyDrive service allows you to host 7 GB of your information for free: music, photos, programs, and so on. Not enough 7 GB? I think this figure will soon increase in big side, but you can not expect a kind gesture from Microsoft, SkyDrive has options for raising the level, it seems to me that it would be inexpensive to give 310 rubles a year for 20 GB.

Important note: Sossem recently transformed SkyDrive into a cloud service OneDrive cloud service, see our article for details.
More news, more recently Post service Mail.ru launched its own file storage cloud and provides users with 100GB of disk space for free. Compared to this, it is 10 times more. For anyone interested, read our article.

What Microsoft offers below is certainly less profitable at first glance, but still has its advantages.

Personally, I have long found a use for these 20 gigabytes. Of course, you can take your time and try these very free 7 GB first, I'm sure you won't be empty, you just need not be lazy, but brainwash about how you can use them. Agree, not every day our tight-fisted old Microsoft gives something for free. For example, I use this service as an addition to my USB flash drive, I put the most necessary installers there. free software, various useful scripts, in short, essential tools in my work. Just installed windows cannot work with archives .rar and friends very often ask me to install free archiver and please, I always keep the 7-Zip archiver and others on SkyDrive useful utilities together. A friend of mine, being on vacation, posted wonderful photos on SkyDrive that he took right on the phone and all his relatives, and friends could see these photos right away. There was even a rumor about him that he was some kind of hacker, and he was not a hacker at all, he just loves to understand the new possibilities that a computer gives and modern OS, in particular Windows 8.
You can manage your files on SkyDrive not only from your Windows 8 operating system, but in general from any computer using a browser. You can install the SkyDrive application directly on your computer, and a folder will automatically be created on your hard drive, name it whatever you want. This folder will mirroring everything that you will have stored in cloud service SkyDrive! How does this happen? I explain in detail.

First of all, to work with the SkyDrive service, you need a Microsoft account, you can register it in a few minutes in any browser or directly in Windows system 8, detailed instructions is in our article "".
So, we have registered an account, now, for example, let's send several photos and programs to SkyDrive that you may need at any time. If suddenly something happens to your flash drive or you forget it at home, you can always log into SkyDrive and download what you need.

How to upload files to the cloud SkyDrive storage in two ways, with using Windows 8 and using a browser

Choose Start, then SkyDrive,

Right-click on the white screen, the toolbar appears at the bottom, select "Send",

The next screen opens, in which we can select the files we need to send to SkyDrive.
Left-click on "Files"

An explorer opens, in which we can select the files we need. For example, I have on my desktop “ new folder"And it contains the files I need to upload to SkyDrive. I click once with the left mouse on the "Desktop",

All folders and files on the desktop appear, left-click on "New folder" and go into it.

I select the files I need and click on "Add to SkyDriv". That's it, the files are sent to the SkyDrive cloud service. If you need to send a group of files, I click Ctrl key on the keyboard and without releasing it, left-click on the files you need, they are all highlighted, then click on "Add to SkyDriv". Everything. Our files have been uploaded to the service.

If you have uploaded photos, you can view them here, and unnecessary files delete.

How to download a file from the SkyDriv cloud service

To download a file from the SkyDriv cloud service, you also need to log into the SkyDrive cloud storage. Start-> SkyDrive.

We see all the files we have uploaded. We choose desired file, click on it with the right mouse and select "Download".

How to upload files to SkyDrive using a browser

Likewise, you can upload a file to SkyDrive using a browser, working in any operating system. Open any browser, type in address bar SkyDrive service address https://skydrive.live.com/. We enter the data of our account Microsoft records(mail and password)

And all our files on SkyDrive open. Press Add button,

The explorer opens, select the desired file with the left mouse and click Open.

Our file is uploaded to the SkyDrive service,

if it's a photo, you can view it directly in SkyDrive using the built-in viewer.

V this review much attention will be paid to the cloud service SkyDrive from Microsoft. This service has a number of advantages and will be very useful to many people. It is especially useful for those who often work with office documents. Let's get to know him better!

Why do you need SkyDrive?

Service SkyDrive(skydrive.com) represents file hosting for storing and sharing files with various information on the Internet. To put it simply, it is a cloud service. Microsoft made its first launch in August 2007. The service has a multilingual and intuitive interface, so it won't be so difficult to work with it.

What is SkyDrive for? It is needed for fast and wireless exchange of information. For example, you have a computer and a laptop. The laptop is in another room and you are too lazy to carry it, connect and transfer documents. You go to SkyDrive and download required document... Also, such a service is very suitable for those who work at a computer both at home and at work. If you have unfinished business in the office, then you can always return to them from your home computer thus loading necessary information from a cloud service. At the same time, you will not need to carry flash drives or cables with you.

I recommend paying great attention to this service to those people who often work with office applications from Microsoft Office... Thanks to the support of Office Web Apps, SkyDrive can easily be used by multiple people to work remotely on the same document. For example, two people can use and edit the same office document... Moreover, each of them will have current version of this document at the same time. This is very useful for schoolchildren, students or teachers who perform united work... Also useful for tourists who are collaborating on or bloggers who are creating a shared e-book.

You can store absolutely all files. And in general, it is convenient when you have a lot important documents, and you are afraid of catching some kind of virus that could adversely affect your information. It happens that he HDD can burn out or lose a lot of information. For such moments, this service will also be very useful.

Sign up for SkyDrive

Let's go to the site skydrive.com and we will have an authorization page. If you already have an account, then here you can simply enter your login details. If you sent mail to @ hotmail.com, @ outlook.com or at live.ru, then you can log in with a username and password from this mail, and you will not have to register again. A single Microsoft account allows you to log into all Microsoft services with the same data. If you do not have this, you will have to register by clicking on " Register now«.

This is not difficult! When registering, we first fill in information about ourselves: we indicate the name, surname, date of birth and gender.

option one- you can enter any email address ( no matter what) and then go under this email;
option two- you can click on " Receive new address Email»From Microsoft and in the additional window select mail from live, hotmail or outlook. Choose, for example, the second option by choosing outlook mail.

Below we come up with a password that contains at least 8 characters, and then confirm it.

Then we choose ways to recover the password. You can enter your number mobile phone, and you will receive an SMS with confirmation or ask Security Question and the answer to it. Let's choose, for example, the method with a question.

Now we select a country or region, postcode and then enter the captcha. Below you can leave or remove a subscription (1) on the Special offers... After you have filled in all the data, then click "Accept" (2) ... This will open SkyDrive.

How do I use SkyDrive?

So, we have free 7 Gb available in this cloud service. Three folders are already prepared by default - these are documents, images and a general one. In the upper right corner (3) you can change their display.

On the left side you can see special menu (picture below):

Files- all files of the given storage are displayed;
Latest files- the files that you have recently used are displayed.
All photos- all images of the given storage are displayed;
Are common- there are files that you have shared with other users.
Computers- here you can download the SkyDrive PC app under Windows control... After the application is installed, then your computer will appear under this menu. You can later deny PC access to your SkyDrive or view files from another PC on a PC you trust. All in all, it's all easy to customize.

There is one more additional menu below:

basket- all files that you deleted are included here;

storage management- here you can increase the size of the storage, thereby choosing the appropriate tariff plan... However, for extra space have to pay. Also you can set the format Office files to be used by default when creating office documents. It is also possible to customize user marks and set the parameters of the connected device;

get the SkyDrive app- here you can download this application for various operating systems, including for mobile devices... You can also see additional features... Now just download the application for Windows, and later we will install it on our computer.

Go back to SkyDrive to create an office document. You can create Word document, Excel workbook, PowerPoint presentation, notebook in, folder, and create an Excel survey.

Let's create a Word document. In a new window, write its name ( e.g. Document 1) and click " Create". Opens Word Web App, which is the web version of the application. It is quite functional, but, of course, inferior normal application... If you miss additional functions, then you can easily open this document in the computer application. To do this, click on the button " Open in Word» (4) and you will have installed Word from a computer.

Button " General access » (5) - hassle-free access. You can post to social networks, send a message to someone by e-mail... In general, set access to this file.

So, I am currently in Office Web Apps. To quickly go to the repository, I need to click on the button " SkyDrive«.

The repository itself will already display this new document (picture below). We mark it with a tick and click right button mice. You will be able to see what actions can be performed with this document.

Now pay attention to top panel SkyDrive. Button " Add"Allows us to add files from the computer.

A little to the right is a special manager (6) ... Here we can add friends from Facebook, connect an account or add contacts from Google. If you have added people, it will be very convenient to communicate with them through this interface. Going to Settings (7) you can set certain parameters and also use special help.

The account name is displayed further to the right. By clicking on it, we can add an avatar, change our profile or account settings. In general, we created a new account from Microsoft, but besides SkyDrive, there are others available here. useful applications... Click on the down arrow.

Additional opportunities will open before you:

Install the SkyDrive application on your computer

Let's install the SkyDrive app on our computer. Those who did not download immediately, go to the menu " Get the SkyDrive app". If you have Windows 8, then you already have the SkyDrive app built in ( it comes by default with the system). In general, click on " Download the classic SkyDrive app". Open it and install it on your computer. After that, you need to launch the application.

Application launch takes place in several stages. To begin with, you will be asked to enter your username and password. We enter the same data as when registering for the SkyDrive service.

You will then be prompted for a location for the new SkyDrive folder. By default, we are offered to leave it in the explorer. We agree and click " Further«.

Then we put a tick on “ Get remote access to all files"And click on the button" Ready«.

After installing the application you have in the section " Favorites» ( picture below) a SkyDrive folder will be automatically created. Any file that you drop into this folder will be immediately synchronized with your cloud storage. Checkmarks in green circles indicate that everything is already synced. This is the convenience of all this!