Lynn Dye, Edmond, OK

Virtual Assistant

SkyDrive Ambassador

lynn@extremevirtualsupport.com

http://about.me/lynndye

SkyDrive Ambassador link:

http://windowsteamblog.com/skydrive/b/skydrive/p/ambassadors.aspx

Hilton Head Island Computer Club September 24, 2012

What will SkyDrive do

• YOUR STUFF ANYWHERE

Store your files and photos securely on your computer and be able to access them from your PC, your Mac, your phone or your iPad

• Away from your office or home but still need a document? If you can get to an internet-connected computer, you can get to your document by signing into your Microsoft account and going to SkyDrive

Just got back from vacation and you’ve downloaded your photos into your SkyDrive folder and now you want to share with your relatives? Don’t attach them in an email – instead send a unique link and your family can view your photos as a slideshow right from the web!

Working on a presentation with your group? Instead of passing it around for everyone to look at and wondering where the latest version is – use SkyDrive!

SkyDrive can be used as a true (cloud) backup of your documents. You need to have a backup off-site. If you have an external or thumb drive backup and your house is destroyed, you really didn’t have a backup.

Look at your folders in different views – this one is is tile view – you’ll see your folders come to life with rotating pictures. Tell at a glance how many photos/documents are in each folder

This is detail view – use this view to see the date, size and if the folder is shared or not

Instant search is a new feature. Type in some key words and SkyDrive will locate your files. Here’s a search I did for ‘garden’ and the results.

Look at your document icons and instantly know what type you’re looking at.

Upload pdfs, mp3s, executable files, movies, just about any kind of document.

New feature for sorting your documents

Easily rearrange your photos and documents

Comparing SkyDrive to Apple iCloud, Google Docs and Dropbox

SkyDrive Apple iCloud Google Dropbox

Now that you know some of the benefits – how do you get SkyDrive?

If you have a Microsoft account, then you’ll just need to download and install the free app https://apps.live.com/skydrive

Or, sign up for a Microsoft account

Now that we’ve seen some of the things SkyDrive can do to make life easier and sharing easier, let’s log in and take a tour

Thanks so much for coming – you can access my presentation at my Slideshare account…http://www.slideshare.net/lynndye

Wes Taylor, HHI Computer Club Lynn Dye, VA & SkyDrive Ambassador Jolyn Bowler, HHI Computer Club