Newsletter Archives

• Better and safer file sharing in OneDrive

  Posted on March 25, 2024 at 02:44 CDT by Peter Deegan • Comment in the Forums

  ONEDRIVE

  

  By Peter Deegan

  I often use OneDrive to share photos, videos, and files from a trip or event with others who were there — or those who wish they had been!

  OneDrive has many options for people to edit, caption, and comment on photos and to play videos directly from their browser.

  Sharing photos, videos, and other files via cloud storage is a lot easier than using email, instant messaging, or the old “sneakernet” with a USB drive (quelle horreur!).

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.13.0, 2024-03-25).

  OneDrive File sharing, Microsoft 365, Newsletters, OneDrive App, sharing

• Edge Workspaces for work and play

  Posted on February 5, 2024 at 02:45 CST by Mary Branscombe • Comment in the Forums

  

  ISSUE 21.06 • 2024-02-05

  By Mary Branscombe

  Given how often we all share links to webpages, it’s past time for some tools to manage that better. Workspaces is Microsoft’s latest attempt to share and organize Web links with a group of friends or colleagues.

  Tab groups in the Edge browser are great for organizing yourself, especially now that you can sync between your different desktop devices. But they don’t help with organizing Web links you need to send to someone else, or the ones other people send to you.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.06.0, 2024-02-05).
  This story also appears in our public Newsletter.

  Browsers Edge, Microsoft Edge, Newsletters, sharing, Tabs, Web Browsers, Workspaces

• Why sharing in OneNote isn’t easy, and how to fix it

  Posted on February 20, 2023 at 02:42 CST by Mary Branscombe • Comment in the Forums

  ONENOTE

  

  By Mary Branscombe

  It will get simpler eventually, but for now you must plan ahead and double-check which account you’re using.

  OneNote automatically syncs all the notes you create between all the devices you use it on — and those don’t have to be only your own devices. You can share notebooks with other people and — as long as they’re stored somewhere they can connect to — they can see and update the information in OneNote. The same goes for your own multiple Microsoft accounts, such as work and personal; you can get access to your notes from both.

  But there are a few quirks to the way sharing works in OneNote that can trip you up if you’re not clear about how it works. There are also some long-standing frustrations and limitations that we’re still waiting to see fixed.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.08.0, 2023-02-20).

  OneNote Microsoft Account, Newsletters, OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, OneNote, sharing

• MS Word and Google Docs now play nicely together

  Posted on August 19, 2019 at 01:15 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

  PRODUCTIVITY

  By Lance Whitney

  Just because you need to edit and share documents with someone who uses Google Docs doesn’t mean you have to renounce Word. It’s easy to work in both worlds. Here’s how.

  You’ve always used Microsoft Word to create and edit your documents. Over the years, you’ve become comfortable with its many tools, capabilities, and peccadillos. But now you need to collaborate with others who rely on Google’s productivity apps.

  Does that mean you have to adopt Google Docs as your default word processor? Not at all!

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.29.0 (2019-08-19).

  Office News AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Collaboration, Google Docs, sharing, Word

• Create an MS Family to share your computing resources

  Posted on July 15, 2019 at 01:15 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

  WINDOWS 10

  By Lance Whitney

  Setting up a Microsoft Family lets you easily give others access to your Windows computer, Office 365 subscription, and shared Outlook calendar.

  We tend to be very protective of our computers. We’re often reluctant to let others use our personal machines because, well, we each have things we want to keep private. But Microsoft and Windows give you an option have it both ways: privacy and sharing.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.26.0 (2019-07-15).

  Windows 10 AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Child Security, Microsoft Family, sharing, Windows 10