4 new ways to edit Office documents in your browser

If you've been using Office Web Apps for a while, you know that we continually make improvements to them, even since our big update last October. And now that you don't have to sign in, you can try out the 4 latest updates right here, right now.

Copy and paste pictures from the web

Find a picture on the web that you want to use in your document? Now you never have to leave your browser. Just copy the picture and then paste it in the web app, using the keyboard (CTRL+V or ⌘+V). This works in Word Web App, PowerPoint Web App, and OneNote Web App. Give it a try in this sample notebook, in OneNote Web App (be sure to click Edit in Browser when you get there).

Format with tools that follow your cursor

When you select a word or phrase in Word Web App or OneNote Web App, you immediately get a toolbar with formatting commands. That saves time, since you don't have to go back up to the command ribbon to make a bulleted list or apply a style. In PowerPoint Web App, this floating toolbar appears when you right-click a shape. In OneNote Web App, the toolbar includes commands for marking to-do items and tagging notes as well.

Here is a Word document with lots of text that you can have fun formatting. Just click Edit in Browser and start formatting.  

Change slide layout and more in PowerPoint Web App

Editing slides in PowerPoint Web App is getting more and more like working in the PowerPoint desktop program. Now you can change the layout of a slide just by right-clicking and picking a different layout.

You can format the text in a shape, and you can copy and paste content from one slide to another (use the CTRL and ⌘ key combos). This sample presentation has shapes with text and other elements you can play with. Click Edit in Browser and then start experimenting.

View comments and do more with touch in Excel Web App

Excel Web App now opens workbooks that contain comments. You might notice that workbooks open faster too, because we worked to make the web app snappier.

If you use Excel Web App on a touch device, now you can move and resize charts, and you can select multiple cells by tapping a cell and then dragging a selection handle.

This sample budget has a chart you can work with, as well as comments and sample data. Click Edit in Browser and then give it a try.

We hope these updates improve your experience with the Office Web Apps. You can always let us know what you think whenever you're working in the web apps by clicking File > Help, and then Give Feedback to Microsoft. We're listening to your suggestions all the time!

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  • "Format with tools that follow your cursor" it's a real innovation and a step ahead of Google Docs.

  • I think office 365 o fast than G docs.

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  • Good tips.

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  • Thanks for constantly improving Office Web Apps. Really convenient to work together with other students (change last errors etc.)  . I would like to recommend the following features to make it even more useful for students (and others as well):

    Add ability to add / edit footnotes and endnotes (really lacking)

    Find and replace

    Autosave

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  • hi, nice news - does this apply to enterprise owa 2013 farm deployments within an Organization as well - any update link would be helpful. Thanks.

  • @BalaHaran: I assume you're talking about Office 365 business and enterprise plans? The answer is yes, these updates apply when you're using Office Web Apps in your SkyDrive Pro and team site libraries. Major update to commercial Office 365 is available starting today! :-)

  • The need for consumers to edit content on the move is becoming even more necessary given the extended work hours...a 9-5 now seems to be a 24/7 with connected devices. Office web apps are a supreme example of how to edit content wherever you are, and on whatever device. This makes it even easier for collaborative files like spreadsheets from my personal experience. I've recently blogged about whether we think it would be possible to use JUST web apps, instead of their desktop counterparts. profit.ndtv.com/.../article-no-word-from-microsoft-on-office-application-for-ipad-318625

  • You can access and share Office documents with browser-based versions of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote. Learn some of the basics and the latest features of these free tools. We start our Office 15-Minute Webinar at 9:15 am Pacific Time, with a

  • 英文原文已於 2013 年 2 月 21 日星期四發佈 如果您已經使用 Office Web App 一陣子了,您會知道即使在 去年 10 月大更新 之後,我們仍不斷地在改進。而且您現在 不需要登入

  • Veröffentlichung des Originalartikels: 21.02.2013 Wenn Sie Office Web Apps bereits eine Weile

  • Article original publié le jeudi 21 février 2013 Si cela fait déjà quelque

  • Articolo originale pubblicato giovedì 21 febbraio 2013 Se avete utilizzato Office Web Apps

  • 原文の記事の投稿日: 2013 年 2 月 21 日 (木曜日) これまで Office Web Apps をお使いの場合、10 月の 大規模な更新プログラム (英語) 以後も、継続的に機能向上が行われていることをご存じと思います

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