OneDrive for Business is a library where you can store, share, and sync your work files across multiple devices. The files you store are private, unless you decide to share them.
Some of the advantages of OneDrive include:
- Each user gets one terabyte of data storage with unlimited coming soon.
- Documents and data can be stored securely.
- Documents can also be shared with coworkers and can be easily created, edited, and reviewed simultaneously with other users. You can also ensure that everyone is working on the most recent document and can view or revert to previous versions as needed.
- Documents can be synchronized across all your devices
- Documents can also be accessed from anywhere and anytime online and offline. Find out how.
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Open OneDrive and view your documents
- Log into your Office 365 portal at http://office365.uconn.edu
- Click on the OneDrive tile.
Upload previously created documents
You can upload documents that you have already created by clicking on Upload. Then locate the file you wish to upload and click Open.
Create documents
You can create any Office online document, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote or Excel by clicking on New and choosing the appropriate document type. The document will automatically be saved.
Share documents
- Select the document you wish to share one of these ways:
- Click to the left of the file name. The file will be highlighted in light blue and a check mark will appear beside it.
- Right-click the file.
- Click on the file and open it.
- Click Share.
A new window will open, and you can choose to invite people to share your document via email or generate a link that you can send to people. For both options, you can decide if they will be able to edit the shared document or only view it.You may share with other UConn Office 365 users (students, staff, and faculty). If you wish to share with an external users, they must have a Microsoft account to edit documents; they do not need a Microsoft account to view documents.