OneDrive for Business on the Web operates very similarly to File Explorer with some very distinct differences.


Follow these steps to access OneDrive for Business on the Web:


1. Open Google Chrome or IE


2. Navigate to lkeeley.sharepoint.com


3. If it prompts you, enter your credentials to log in.

• Enter your Email Address

• Click Next

  • Enter your Password 

• Click Sign In


4. Click the Tile button in the Upper Left of the Window marked by the Red Box.


5. Click OneDrive in the drop-down list marked by the Red Box.

 

After completing these steps, you should be on the main page of your OneDrive for Business account. When no files or folders are selected shown by the Red Box next to Notebooks and Document.docx you get the following Menu Items:

• New – Use to create new files and folders

• Upload – Use to upload files and folders to OneDrive

• Flow –Use to create flowcharts (Will not cover in this solution)

• Sync – Use to check your files and folders sync status

 

• New — When you Left Click the New button, you can create the following items:

• Folder

• Word Document

• Excel Spreadsheet

• PowerPoint Presentation

• OneNote Notebook

• Forms for Excel

• Links

 

• Upload — You can upload Files and Folders just by Left Clicking the Upload button

 


• File Dialog Box

1. Once you have selected the File(s) to upload click the Open button (marked by the Red Box) to confirm the upload.

 


• Folder Dialog Box

1. Once you have navigated to and selected the Folder(s) you wish to upload click the Upload button (marked by the Red Box) to confirm your selection.


When folders in your OneDrive for Business account are checked shown below by the Red Box, you get the following Menu Items:

• Share – Use to share files and folders with other users.

• Copy Link – Use to send a link of the file or folder to other users. Can also be used to share.

• Download –Use to Download to your machine for access offline.

• Delete – Use to Delete files and folders

• Move to – Use to transfer from one file path to another. A copy will not be left at the original file path.

• Copy to – Use to Copy a file or folder to be Pasted in another location. A copy will be left at the original file path.

• Rename –Use to Rename a file or folder.

 

 

• Share – Sharing works Online very much the same way as it does in File Explorer.

1. Enter the email address of the user you wish to Share with

2. Click the Send button

The user whose email was entered will then need to click the link in his/her email to access the file path being shared.

• Copy Link – Copy Link also works the same way as in File Explorer


1. Click the Copy Link button


2. The URL of the current file path should be in the text box. Click Copy.

 


3. Paste the link you just copied into Outlook or Skype.


4. Send the link you just pasted to the user you wish to share with.

When files in your OneDrive for Business account are checked shown below by the Red Box, you have two additional items:


• Open – Use to Open the selected file in your browser.


• Version History – Use to look at and Open previous versions of your selected file.

 

• Open – Once you click the Open button, you will have the option to Open the file in your browser or using the App installed on you machine.

 

• Version History – Once you click the Version History button you will see a list of pervious versions of that file. This comes in handy if you forgot to save or your current version of the file got corrupted. Version History will allow you to restore your file.