Microsoft updates Office Online application: better document management

Microsoft today said that it will update its web-based Office Online suite with many new features. First, we have to talk about Word's Reading View mode, buttons for editing, sharing, inserting comments and printing has changed and is clearly noted so users can access faster with just one click.

And yet, but advanced tools like translation or downloading files are easier to find. Reading View supports both PDF and Word files. The new " Add to OneDrive " button is also added so you can save a copy of the document shared by others to your OneDrive account.

File management of Office Online is also a point that Microsoft changed. When you click the " Save As " button, you will see more options than simply saving the file:

1. Save As - save another version of the open document to OneDrive
2. Rename - rename the document
3. Download as Copy - download documents to your computer in Office format
4. Download as PDF - download documents to your computer in PDF format

The initial interface of Office Online is also changed a bit to display the files you recently used, view more files on OneDrive, quickly create documents from an existing template ( template ), . In general, the experience is more similar to Office 2013 on computers than before. Tell Me tool is also integrated to help users look up quickly when needing help, for example, you type in how to bold text, Office Online will show you the lesson and it even marks directly on delivery. face of the application always.

Finally, the spelling / grammar detection tool is also improved by Microsoft, and if you use Office Online on an Android device, you can order the website to open documents with Word, Excel, and PowerPower apps. installed. Note that you must use Chrome browser on Android.

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Improve Reading View mode

Many options in Save As

Tell Me new help tool