Office Web Apps can be installed as part of a SharePoint deployment. Also, Office Web Apps will be available on Windows Live SkyDrive. One difference between Office Web Apps in these two environments is how you create new files. Creating Files on SkyDrive On SkyDrive you will be able to create a new document, workbook, presentation or OneNote notebook using the Office Web Apps. The UI looks like this… When you create a new file using this UI the file will open in the appropriate Office Web...

We have a post on TechNet discussing our new on-premises solution for organizations that want to host Office Web Apps on their own networks. If you feel like reading a more technical discussion of our new server offering, check out Introducing Office Web Apps Server . Nick Simons Senior Program Manager - Office Web Apps

It's habitual. You send out a document for feedback, and get back umpteen copies of the thing, each with a different set of comments. And, what if you want to share it with someone who doesn't have the same Office program as you? How will they open that Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or OneNote file?

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Back in early March, we announced Office Web Apps (on Windows Live SkyDrive and Hotmail) had become available in more than 190 countries! As more people are trying Web Apps and providing feedback on their experiences, we’re committed to making continuous improvements that help our customers be more productive across the PC, Mac, phone and Web browser. You can expect regular updates on this blog whenever we have new features to share and today, we’re happy to introduce some fresh enhancements...

One of my core responsibilities during the development of Office Web Apps has been to ensure that the apps are accessible to people with disabilities. Given that the Office Web Apps are web versions of productivity tools our primary focus is on supporting people who are blind, people with reduced vision, and people with limited mobility. There are a lot of regulations (such as Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act) and guidelines that pertain to making both software and web sites accessible. These...

Today, Microsoft is announcing updates to our cloud offerings for productivity on Office 365 and on SkyDrive. Office Web Apps is an important part of Microsoft’s cloud productivity solutions, and as a team we’re excited to see the improvements being made on both platforms.

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It seems too good to be true, but you can use the Office Web Apps with just about any version of Office, or none at all. And to add to the goodness, the Web Apps don't cost a dime. Like peanut butter and jelly, though, the Office Web Apps are better with Office, in particular Office 2010, so you'll have a better experience when you combine the two. Web Apps integration is built right into Office 2010, you can save your documents directly to SkyDrive from Office and you can access documents stored...

Watch this short video for a quick overview of what is new in the Office Web Apps, how the new Office Web Apps Server works, and enjoy demos along way!

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Office 2010 goes public today! A lot of the work we did in Office Web Apps is a part of the Office 2010 release and we are really excited. Last year I wrote about some of the ways Office Web Apps and Office 2010 complement each other. When we announced our browser support we heard from many of you that we left out Chrome. A big part of supporting a browser is spending the time to properly test our apps in that browser and then fixing any issues we encounter. We’re pleased to announce that we’ve...

This year we brought Office Web Apps to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to show off our latest sharing and collaboration features.

At the Office booth, we're showing customers how to use OneNote Web App to create a shopping list, then share it with family members so they can view it on their Windows Phone or on another PC. (You might also have seen this on TV recently, in Microsoft's "Keep Shopping" TV commercial.)

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