Virtually Microsoft Office?

1. open your web browser (edge, chrome, firefox or safari) 

2. type https://outlook.live.com into 

   ​the search bar of your web browser 
3. hit enter 
4. click sign in 

5. sign in with your outlook email account (this could be your email address too ) 

6. you will arrive at your outlook email 
7. then > click on the 9 little boxes in the upper left corner next to Outlook 
8. ​click Word 

9. click on New Blank Document+ or Open an Existing Document to work on 

10. type and or edit your Text 
11. when finished > File Menu > Save As > Save a Copy to OneDrive 
12. at the top next to document name > click Share+ 

13. fill in To: recipients email address, fill in subject > type your ​message 

14. ** click “recipients can edit” 
15. ​choose if recipients need to be signed in with their Microsoft account?  
16. YOU > return to OneDrive 
17. ​c​lick Shared 

18. click ​the document 

19. ​click edit document 

20. File > Save As > Save As > Save > “lesson 3 with corrections” > Save to a Folder or just Save it > Name Document > Save Button​

21. Click Share+ (at top blue bar)​ > fill in To: email ​address of person who needs to see the document

22. click on “Recipients can edit” ** see notes below **​ > don’t need Outlook account > Share 
23. That person signs into their Email > clicks on Email to open 
24. ​Recipient now has the choice to download document or edit it at Word Online​
25. ​If Editing Document at Word Online > Must first click on Edit Document

    ​ (on top Blue Bar) > ​have Choice to edit in Word or edit in Browser 
26. ​Word Online = allows Both People ​to edit and work on ​the same document at same time – you will see each other’s names in the upper right corner and when the other is typing you will see their marks in real time ​too​

27. Everybody makes their changes > and ​everyone can then Save the File by clicking on File > Save As > Save As > Save when finished to Save document 

28. **You can also download document and work on Word (on your computer or device) ​at any time​

** YOU MUST FEEL COMFORTABLE WORKING WITH SEVERAL OPEN TABS IN YOUR WEB BROWSER AND REMEMBER WHERE YOU ARE ** The Web Browser is the first two rows on top of the Browser Window ** Word Online begins with the Blue Bar and the 9 little white boxes in the upper left corner on the third row ** And the Menu Bar is the fourth row just below the Blue Row **

• if you want the recipient to be able to make corrections at Word Online = select Recipients need to sign in with a Microsoft account
• if you want the recipient to retrieve document in their email inbox and be able to download the document and work on it on their computer at Word (not online) = select Recipients don’t need a Microsoft account

When the Document is Shared = It Can be found in OneDrive Shared Folder (Microsoft’s Cloud)

When the Document is Emailed = It’s in the Recipients Mailbox