Anywhere-access to Office documents in Office 365

Documents stored in your Office 365 libraries are available on a wide variety of devices, including tablets, phones, and computers where Office is not installed. Sign in to Office 365, go to your SkyDrive library or team site, and then click (or tap) the name of a Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or OneNote document. The document opens in your browser, in Office Web Apps.

Click a document to open it

Office Web Apps also open Word, Excel, and PowerPoint attachments in Outlook Web App. Just use the Preview command, below the document tile in the message.

Preview Office attachments in Outlook Web App

In Lync Web App, you can view and edit OneNote notes in a meeting (Point to Share, click OneNote, and then click the notebook to open it).

Cell phone access

On a cell phone, browse to a library or follow a link to a document in Office 365. The document opens (for viewing only) in the phone’s browser. On Windows Phone 7 and later, which includes Office Mobile applications, you can edit as well as view documents.

 Note    There is no phone-based web app for OneNote. Instead, install the OneNote app for your iPhone or your Android phone. OneNote Mobile is included on Windows Phone 7 and later.

For details, see Use Office Web Apps on your Android, iPhone, or Windows Phone. If your phone is some other type (such as BlackBerry or Symbian), see Use Office Web Apps on your cell phone.

 
 
Applies to:
Excel Web App, Office 365 Enterprise, Office 365 Enterprise admin, Office 365 Midsize Business, Office 365 Midsize Business admin, Office 365 Small Business, Office 365 Small Business admin, OneNote Web App, PowerPoint Web App, Word Web App