Effortlessly Use OneDrive For Business

Have you ever been in a situation where you needed access to some really important files, but they were on your computer? Or you needed access to certain files, but they were being sent back and forth via email. Now there is a realm where you can manage this information anytime, anywhere- in the cloud. OneDrive for business can do all of this for you.

OneDrive for business is more than a document library in the cloud. OneDrive for Business is a one stop shop for document sharing and collaboration. OneDrive for Business allows you to access your files from any computer, tablet or smartphone as long as it has internet connection.

With OneDrive for Business you get 1 TB of storage space in the cloud if you are using Office 365, you may have more storage space if your OneDrive for Business library is hosted on a SharePoint server in your organization. You don’t need to worry about your privacy either, all the files that you store in OneDrive for Business are private unless you decide to share them. Collaborating on projects has never been easier, sharing files and folders to specified co-workers is simple. Within Outlook you can attach a OneDrive for Business file as a link, instead of sending an attachment, this gives coworkers the ability to edit the document.

To access your OneDrive account log into your Office 365 account, go to the app launcher then to OneDrive. To add files from your computer, click upload or drag and drop them. You can create a new document by selecting new and choose any of your Office Online Apps. Finding a file is easy by accessing recent files or documents colleagues have shared with you. You can easily share your documents by selecting a document and click share. When you access a shared document, you can edit it in the desktop app or online or live coauthor with other colleagues.

What is the Difference Between OneDrive for Business and OneDrive?

OneDrive is a personal storage space online that you can get through a Microsoft account or Outlook.com. It is used to save documents and other files in the cloud that you can share with friends. OneDrive for Business is an online storage space used for business related purposes. Managed by your organization, OneDrive for Business lets you share and collaborate on work documents with co-workers. Although you can't connect your personal OneDrive to your Office 365 business account, you can copy or move files between them.

With OneDrive for Business you have access to all your files from anywhere!

Carrie Braun is a former Middle School Teacher with a bachelors and master’s degree from Wright State University and is currently working on her Human Resource degree at Rhodes State College. Carrie is currently a Training and Development Specialist for TTechT implementing hands on training through the Microsoft Immersion Experience.

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