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-====== Microsoft Office Online ======+====== Microsoft 365 Online ====== 
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 +Documents, presentations, and spreadsheets can be previewed and edited using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel web applications. 
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 + * Users do not need desktop applications (or licenses) 
 + * Remote users can quickly view and edit documents without downloading 
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 +{{ :msofficeonline:msteams-coauthoring.gif?500 |}}
  
-On October 26th 2018, the Microsoft Office Online integration was released to SME's US and EU based SaaS customers.  
  
-Please see our [blog post on information about the release](https://blog.storagemadeeasy.com/new-edit-your-documents-with-microsoft-office-online-and-the-file-fabric/).  
  
-===== What is Microsoft Office Online? ===== 
  
-Microsoft Office Online is an online office suite offered by Microsoft, which allows users to create and edit Microsoft Office documents using just your web browser. I supports editing of document formats such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. 
  
-The File Fabric support editing documents stored on any of our 60+ storage platforms through MS Office Online. 
  
 ===== Requirements ===== ===== Requirements =====
  
-  * A US or EU based SaaS account (storagemadeeasy.com or eu.storagemadeeasy.com) +  * Office Documents in modern formats (like .docx, .pptx, .xlsxetc)
-  * An active Office 365 Subscription. +  * Inbound internet access to the Access Anywhere server from the Office Online tools.
-  * Office Documents in modern formats (like .docx, .pptx, .xlsx etc)+
  
-===== Enabling MS Office Online =====+To enable access see [[msofficeonline-appliance]].
  
-Microsoft Office Online will not be enabled in your account by default, therefore, it is necessary for you to enable it. +## Accessing Microsoft 365 Web Editors
  
-It must be enabled by your Organization Admin account. Once logged in, visit the  **Organization** menu and select **Policies**.+You can access your documents and work either individually or collaboratively from the following access points.
  
-From the left-hand menu, select **User Interface**.+  * ** Web** – Launch Microsoft 365 right from the File Manager. 
 +  * **Shared link** – Share a link that allows co-authoring with other users. 
 +  * **Microsoft Teams** – Launch Microsoft 365 right from with the Team Tab. 
 +  * **Cloud Drive for Windows** – Launch a collaborative session from the cloud drive.
  
-From the available options under **FM allowed viewing/editing options**, you will need to ensure that **Microsoft Office Online Editor** is checked, as highlighted below. +### Web
  
-{{ ::screenshot_2018-10-12_at_10.24.47.png?700 |}}+To begin working on a file from the File Manager, right-click over a file and choose either **Edit with MS Office** to work individually or **Edit with MS Office (collaborative)** to co-author with other users.
  
-Then press **Upload Policies** to save the changes. +{{ :microsoft365fortheweb:access_cloud.png?700 |}} 
 +###  Shared Link 
 + 
 +To share a file and allow others permission to collaborate with you in real-time, check the **Share for edit** option while creating your secure share link. 
 + 
 +{{ :microsoft365fortheweb:access_sharelink.png?700 |}} 
 +### Microsoft Teams 
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 +To collaborate on a file through Microsoft Teams, select a file and from the right-click menu, select **Edit with MS Office (collaborative)**. A new browser window opens, allowing the file to be edited. 
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 +{{ :msofficeonline:msteams-coauthoring.gif| }} 
 + 
 +### Cloud Drive for Windows 
 + 
 +From the cloud drive, right-click a file, and **Cloud Actions**  **Edit with Word Online** or **Edit with Word Online (collaborate)**. 
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 +{{ :microsoft365fortheweb:cloud_actions_menu.png?700 |}} 
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 +When a user opens a document for co-authoring, they can view each person with access to it and see everyone’s changes in real time.  
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 +{{ :microsoft365fortheweb:access_view.png?700 |}}
  
-Now the MS Office Online editor will be available to your users.  
  
 ===== Editing Documents ===== ===== Editing Documents =====
  
-The MS Office Online integration provides both a single-user edit mode, as well as a multi-user real time collaboration edit mode for different document types+The Microsoft  365 web applications support both a single-user edit mode, as well as a co-authoring mode supporting multi-user real-time collaboration.
  
 ==== Single User Edit ==== ==== Single User Edit ====
-To edit in single user mode, find your document**Right click** and select **Edit with MS Office**. +To edit in single-user mode, right-click on a document and select **Edit with MS Office**
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 +A new window opens where you can edit your document. The document is locked while the window is open. When the window is closed, the editor saves the changes and unlocks the file. 
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 + 
 +==== Multi-User Real Time Edit ==== 
 + 
 +To edit in the co-authoring mode, right-click on a document and select Edit with **MS Office (collaborative)**. 
 + 
 +During a co-authoring session, all users work simultaneously on a document and can view edits from other users in real time. After the last person closes the document, the editor seamlessly saves the changes back to your Access Anywhere account. 
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 +{{ :msofficeonline:coauthor-shareforedit.png?600 |}} 
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 +For versions 2301.2, later documents opened for co-authoring are opened with a collaborative lock and can only be edited by other users through the Microsoft web applications. 
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 +{{ :collabedit3.png?600 |}}
  
-This will open a new window, where you can edit your document. The editor seamlessly saves the changes back to your Storage Made Easy account. +===== Notes =====
  
 +  * Microsoft requires 3rd Party cookies to be enabled. In some browsers like Safari and Chrome's Incognito mode, the default behavior is for these cookies to be disabled. Without enabling 3rd party cookies, you may experience difficulty editing documents. 
  
-==== Multi-user Real Time Edit ==== +See also:
-To edit in single user mode, find your document, **Right click** and select **Edit with MS Office (Team)**. +
  
-This will open a new window, where you can edit your document in real time with your colleaguesTheir changes will appear in real time as you edit the documentThe editor seamlessly saves the changes back to your Storage Made Easy account+* [[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/cloud-storage-partner-program/faq/file-sizes|Microsoft: What are the file sizes supported by Office for the web?]] 
 +* [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/how-certain-features-behave-in-web-based-powerpoint-a931f0c8-1305-4428-8f7c-9cfa00ef28c5|Microsoft Support: How certain features behave in web-based PowerPoint]].