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Veteran/Military Students Resources and Services

Online guide to resources and links for veteran/military students

How to use OneDrive

How to save files to OneDrive in the Computer Labs

  1. Log into my.centralpenn.edu
  2. Click on Office365 Student EmailLogin screen for my.centralpenn
  3. Click on the App Selection Menu
  4. Click on the Microsoft Product (Word, Excel, etc.). In this example we will use Word. App menu
  5. Click New Blank Documentopen new document
  6. At this point you can either continue working in the Online App version of Word or in the full desktop version of Word. The online app version will automatically save your work in your account but does not have all of the features of the desktop version of Word. The desktop version of Word has all of the features, but you will need to manually save. To open the full desktop version, once the online version of Word opens, click EDIT IN WORDedit in Word
  7. Click Open URL: Word Protocolselect open in word protocol
  8. Click Yes to this message: Yes to open file
  9. The full version of Word will open. Click Enable Editing. enable editing
  10. When finished editing the document, click the Save button with the green circle arrows. This will save your file to OneDriveSave