If Microsoft's goal is to raise awareness of the free online version of Microsoft Office, then this app succeeds in part. But if you're accessing a specific site or service in your browser, why not just create a bookmark and use that without introducing an entirely separate app to the equation? There's little doubt it makes finding the shortcut for some of these apps slightly easier to find. It seems there's no way to set the desktop version of Skype to launch rather than the web app, which is another oversight.įor the Office app to become truly useful, to turn it into a true Office hub, these integrations are essential. Yammer - Takes you to Yammer, your organization's social network.Similarly, if you launch Skype from the Office app, it opens the Skype web app in a new browser tab, rather than launching the desktop app.Teams - Opens Teams, a chat-centered workspace.SharePoint - Opens SharePoint, where you can share your work, work with others, organize your projects and teams and discover people and information.OneNote or OneNote Online - Opens your OneNote notebook in the browser window (OneNote Online), which is saved automatically to your OneDrive for Business library.PowerPoint or PowerPoint Online - Creates a new PowerPoint presentation in the browser window (PowerPoint Online), which is saved automatically to your OneDrive for Business library.Excel or Excel Online - Creates a new Excel workbook in the browser window (Excel Online), which is saved automatically to your OneDrive for Business library.Word or Word Online - Creates a new Word document in the browser window (Word Online), which is saved automatically to your OneDrive for Business library.OneDrive - Takes you to your OneDrive for Business library.

Outlook - Takes you to your mail and calendar in Outlook on the web.Note: Microsoft recommends using Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, and if you don't have Windows 10, try using the latest versions of Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.

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