SKYDRIVE PRO CHEATSHEET

Microsoft Help Guides

What is SkyDrive Pro? http://office.microsoft.com/client/15/help/home?

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Uploading Documents to SkyDrive Pro (Video)

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-help/video-add-documents-toskydrive-pro-VA104109084.aspx?CTT=5&origin=HA102822076&client=1

Share items in SkyDrive Pro

http://office.microsoft.com/client/15/help/preview?
AssetId=HA102788380&lcid=1033&NS=SPOStandard&Version=15&CTT=5&o
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Collaborate on documents in SkyDrive Pro

http://office.microsoft.com/client/15/help/preview?
AssetId=HA102785873&lcid=1033&NS=SPOStandard&Version=15&CTT=5&o
rigin=HA102822076

Sync a library to your computer

http://office.microsoft.com/client/15/help/preview?
AssetId=HA102832401&lcid=1033&NS=SPOStandard&Version=15&CTT=5&o
rigin=HA102822076

Find libraries youve synced on your computer

http://office.microsoft.com/client/15/help/preview?
AssetId=HA102849774&lcid=1033&NS=SPOStandard&Version=15&CTT=5&o
rigin=HA102822076

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Accessing Skydrive Pro from the Web

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Login to Office 365 using this URL:

https://www.outlook.com/chesterfieldschools.org

After you have logged in, click the Skydrive link at the top right

Uploading Files from the Web

Video:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-help/video-add-documents-to-skydrivepro-VA104109084.aspx?CTT=5&origin=HA102822076&client=1
Upload Single Document
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Click on Files at the top left and a menu will drop down.
Click on Upload Document

On the Add a document pop up window, click the Browse button to

browse your computer for a file to upload.

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After uploading, you should see your file here:

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Upload Multiple Documents

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Open windows explorer and browse to the documents you want to upload.

Select your files and drag them to the Skydrive webpage.

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After them being uploaded, you should see them here:

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Uploading Files from your Desktop

Download the Skydrive Pro client here: http://www.microsoft.com/enus/download/details.aspx?id=39050
Note: This comes with Office 2013. You only need to install this if you have
Office 2010 or 2007.

Syncing Files from your Desktop

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After installing the Skydrive Pro, you will need to login to the Skydrive from
the web. (See the above on how to access Skydrive from the web)
Once you are on the web, in the top right corner, there is a Sync button.
Click on it and it will open up the Skydrive Pro.

When the Skydrive Pro client opens up, you can choose which folder you want
to sync:

Press Sync Now. You may need to login using your Office 365 credentials
(the same credentials to access your email).

After the Skydrive Pro has been configured, copy files into the folder you
specified above and they will be synced. You can access these via your
desktop or the web.

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Share and Collaborate your Documents

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From the web (see how to access Skydrive Pro above), choose the document
that you want to share and right-click on it.
Click the Share button.

Type in the username of the person you want to share with. These will usually
auto-populate to help you choose the correct username.
Note: I would recommend leaving the Send an email invitation checked.

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After the invitation is sent, the user will receive an email that looks like this:

Or, the user can login to the Skydrive and click on the Shared with Me link
on the left to view documents that are being shared with him/her.

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You can also click on the Follow link in the email sent to you. This will send
give you notifications of when changes have been made to the document to
help keep you up to date.

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