OneDrive: External Sharing Options
External Sharing Disabled Per UW IT's website: "External Sharing is disabled on UW OneDrive for Business accounts, which means you will not be able to share files outside of the UW, i.e. with individuals with a non-UW email address." Resources for External Sharing Other resources can be created that allow teams, rather than individual accounts,…
OneDrive: Collaboration
OneDrive allows multiple people to work on Office files at the same time. There are multiple ways to collaborate, using the web portal, the desktop application, or both. OneDrive on the Web Working on documents through the web portal is seamless, showing where other cursors are in real-time and updating edits with minimal lag time.…
OneDrive: File Status & Sync Settings
File Status OneDrive files are stored either in the cloud and on your computer or solely on the cloud and downloaded on an as-needed basis (refer to Files on Demand) The following figures indicate the status of the documents in your local OneDrive: [ Screenshot ] [ Screenshot ] Syncing - This icon indicates that the…
OneDrive: Share & Sync Files
There are two ways to share files with others: from your computer or from the web portal. Share from Your Computer Right-click the folder or file you'd like to share Click Share [ Screenshot ] Enter the UW email of the person you'd like to share with [ Screenshot ] Click Send Share from the Web…
OneDrive: Sign-in and Setup
OneDrive Desktop Application Click the OneDrive icon (the gray cloud) in your system tray next to the time and and date. If it is not visible, click the ^ to reveal more icons. [ Screenshot ] Click Sign in [ Screenshot ] On the Set up OneDrive screen, enter your UW email address (netid@uw.edu) and click Sign in…
OneDrive: Overview
OneDrive for Business is a service provided to the University through UW IT. The IT Connect website has information regarding the UW's implementation of OneDrive for Business. ASA-IS provides OneDrive Resources as guides to setting up OneDrive and using its various functions, including sharing and collaborating on documents. Eligibility UW OneDrive for Business is enabled…
Install Office365 Using Your UWNetID
Working at the University of Washington has its perks and one of them is being able to install Office365. This allows you to install the application onto your personal computer and have access to all Office apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneDrive which includes 1TB of cloud storage. Alternatively, Office365 is available for…