June 2, 2015
Using Microsoft Word Online – from Jennifer Carey
This post first appeared on Daily Genius. Special thanks goes out to Jonathan Wylie for his professional contributions.Chromebooks are a popular medium in schools for a variety of reasons: price, easy management, quick startup times, robust builds, and ready deployment of Google Apps for Education. However, if you’re a powerhouse Microsoft Word user (or know someone who refuses to give it up), then know that you can easily create, edit, and collaborate on Word documents using the new Office Online or Office 365, even on a Chromebook! In fact, you can even install the Word Online Chrome app. It’s important to note that Office Online is a FREE service and Office 365 is a paid service ($99/year home and $69/year personal annual subscription; K-12 institutions have their own pricing tiers) which also gives you access to offline tools such as full version desktop tools and Mobile Apps. However, Microsoft recently extended its educational Microsoft Office license to include its online 365 service in addition to desktop software and other robust tools to schools for free. This means that if your school has a Microsoft license, you already have access to this tool. Just check with your IT administrative team to learn how to logon and access it. Navigating Office Online is a little different than the local tools on your computer. However, they’re quick to figure out. To login, go to Office.com (if you have a free Microsoft account or Office 365 account) or go to login.live.com to create an account, or open the Word Online Chrome app, and sign in with your Microsoft or Office 365 credentials. In this article, we’re going to explore Word, so simply click on the Word icon once you have logged in. Note that depending on your subscription, your desktop tools may look a little different from the screen captures we have posted.



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