Microsoft Office Online is a service from Microsoft that makes it possible to read and edit Office documents directly in the browser. Storegate customers can now create, edit and collaborate on Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) directly from the Storegate web interface. The service is available for both private and business users, for business users a Microsoft Office 365 account is required.
To create a new document, log in to your account via the website, then click on “Manage” when you are in “My files” or “Common files” (companies only). In the menu, select “New Microsoft Office document”, then select the type of document you want to create. You will then be redirected to Microsoft Office Online where you can start editing the document.
To edit an existing document using Office Online, log in to your Storegate account via the website. Find the document you want to edit under “My files” or “Common files” (companies only) and select “Open with Microsoft Office Online”.
You will be directed to a preview of the document. Here you also have the option to download, print or distribute the document. To start editing, click on “Edit in browser”.
Unlike locally installed Office programs, Office Online has no “Save” button. Instead, there is an automatic save function, which means that all changes you make to the file are saved immediately. When you close the file, all the changes you have made to the file are already in your Storegate account. Tip! Remember to activate version management if you want to be able to go back to old versions of your files.
You can open and edit files in the following formats: *.docx, *.xlsx, *.pptx
Microsoft Office 97-2003 files (*.doc, *.xls, *.ppt) can be previewed but not edited.
You can preview and edit documents from the “My Files” part of the account as well as “Shared Files” (business accounts).
For business users with Team accounts, you can see in real time when other users are editing documents, so it is possible for two or more people to work on the same document at the same time. It is also possible to add comments to documents. Read more here: https://support.office.com/sv-se/article/Samarbeta-med-Word-dokument-med-realtid-samtidig-redigering-7dd3040c-3f30-4fdd-bab0-8586492a1f1d
If you do not want to use Microsoft Office Online, you can deactivate the function when you are logged into your Storegate account via the website. For Team accounts, it is the administrator who controls whether the function should be active or inactive. The setting can be found under the tab “User name-> Account” –> “Settings”.
The Office Online service is delivered by Microsoft, which means that all support is handled by them. Document changes are made on Microsoft’s servers and are automatically uploaded to Storegate. For support regarding Microsoft Office Online, contact Microsoft here: https://support.microsoft.com/sv-se/contactus
