Microsoft Office Web Apps
On September 17 2009, Microsoft announced the beginning of the technical preview of Office Web Apps to selected testers. Final release of the Office Web Apps will coincide with the release of the new version of Hotmail in June 2010. Office Web Apps will replace Office Live Workspace; users files and folders will be moved over to Live Skydrive where users can store their Office Web App documents.
In the technical preview, Office Web Apps consist of Excel, PowerPoint and Word, with OneNote to come later.
The Office Web Apps are lightweight versions of the corresponding desktop products in Office 2010.
Below are links to more information, news and what will be possible when using Office Web Apps.
Note Office Web Apps will be free for Windows Live users making use of Windows Live Skydrive for storage and sharing of documents.
Links to Office Web Apps news & info in July 2011
- Co-author documents in the Word Web App - Now available: blogs.msdn.com/b/officewebapps/
- Co-author Word docs on PC, Mac AND the browser: blogs.office.com/b/office_blog/
- Edit with multiple authors in Office Web Apps Word: www.liveside.net
- Embed an Excel spreadsheet on a web page: office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/
- How fast can you start an Office Web App?: blogs.office.com/b/office_casual/
- Microsoft Adds Document Co-Authoring Capabilities to Word Web App: www.winsupersite.com/blog/supersite-blog-39/office/
- Work on Word docs at the same time as others using SkyDrive: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
Links to Office Web Apps news & info in June 2011
- How to garden with the Office Web Apps: blogs.office.com/b/office_casual/
- Office Web Apps - Life before and after: blogs.office.com/b/office_blog/
Links to Office Web Apps news & info in May 2011
- Looking Good in Office Web Apps: blogs.msdn.com/b/officewebapps/
- Newest Office Web Apps updates: blogs.office.com/b/office_blog/
- Office Web Apps for Office for Mac: blogs.office.com/b/office-education/
- Office Web Apps Service Update Brings New Features to Excel, PowerPoint Web Apps: blogs.msdn.com/b/officewebapps/
- Share More with Office Web Apps: blogs.msdn.com/b/officewebapps/
- Top Ten reasons to use Office Web Apps: www.youtube.com
- Your Office Web Apps questions: blogs.office.com/b/crabby_office_lady/
Links to Office Web Apps news & info in April 2011
- Embed a spreadsheet or presentation on website or blog: blogs.msdn.com/b/officewebapps/
- Embedding Excel Web App in your own web page or blog: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-excel/
- Embedding PowerPoint Presentations on the web: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-powerpoint/
- Instant interactivity - Put a PowerPoint presentation in your blog: blogs.office.com/b/office_blog/
- OneNote on the road with SkyDrive and the Office Web Apps: blogs.office.com/b/office_blog/
- OneNote Tripbooks - Around the World in 40 Days: www.microsoft.com/office/onenote-vacationplanning/
- Really? Really! Use the Office Web Apps with just about any version of Office. Or none at all.: blogs.msdn.com/b/officewebapps/
- Share More with Office Web Apps: blogs.msdn.com/b/officewebapps/
- When's a good time to use Office Web Apps?: blogs.office.com/b/office-education/
Links to Office Web Apps news & info in March 2011
- How to Create Compelling, Memorable Lectures with Microsoft PowerPoint Web App: blogs.msdn.com/b/ukliveatedu/
- Office Web Apps completes worldwide rollout: www.liveside.net
- Office Web Apps in Hotmail & SkyDrive available everywhere: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
Links to Office Web Apps news & info in February 2011
- Google Cloud Connect? Meh, says Microsoft: www.liveside.net
- Office Web Apps add 150 more countries today, worldwide in March: blogs.office.com/b/office_blog/
- Office Web Apps - Guide for IT Pros: blogs.technet.com/b/keithcombs/
- Office Web Apps Homepage - Extend your Office experience to the Web: www.office.com/webapps
- Office Web Apps - Why they're the clearer connection: blogs.office.com/b/office_blog/
- Office Web Apps Worldwide Availability: blogs.msdn.com/b/officewebapps/
- SkyDrive keeps Office formatting beautifully intact in the cloud: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
Links in December 2010
- Microsoft Office Web Apps on Facebook: www.facebook.com/OfficeWebApps
- Office Web Apps grow to 26 countries: blogs.office.com/b/office_blog/
- Using co-authoring features in Office 2010, Office Web Apps, and Office for Mac 2011: blogs.msdn.com/b/mvpawardprogram/
Links in October 2010
- Getting started with Office Web Apps (Video): www.youtube.com/officevideos
Links in September 2010
- Customize how your Excel Web App workbook is embedded: office.microsoft.com/client/helppreview14.aspx
- Embedded Excel and PowerPoint Available Now on SkyDrive: blogs.msdn.com/b/officewebapps/
- Embedding Excel Web App in your own web page or blog: blogs.msdn.com/b/excel/
- New to PowerPoint Web App - Embedding Presentations on the web: blogs.msdn.com/b/powerpoint/
- Office serves over 20 million people on the web: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- Office Web Apps reach 20 million - New features today + 7 more countries: blogs.msdn.com/b/officewebapps/
August 2010 links
- Docs.com Update adds tags support, search, sort and filter, and new Social Doc Templates: www.liveside.net/main/
- Office Web Apps updates - Clip Art, Charts, Themes and Printing - Need We Say More?: blogs.msdn.com/b/officewebapps/
- New Themes in PowerPoint Web App: blogs.msdn.com/b/powerpoint/
- Updates to Office Web Apps: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
Links in June 2010
- Creating Documents: windowslive.com/Connect/
- Getting started with Office Web Apps: office.microsoft.com/en-us/web-apps-help/?CTT=97
- Hotmail and SkyDrive help make Office 2010 great: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- Introduction to Office Web Apps: office.microsoft.com/en-us/web-apps-help/
- It’s official, Office Web Apps are Live: www.liveside.net/main/
- Keyboard shortcuts in OneNote Web App: office.microsoft.com/en-us/web-apps-help/
- Microsoft Office is now on the web: blogs.msdn.com/b/stevecla01/
- Microsoft Office Simplified For the Web: ptech.allthingsd.com
- Microsoft quietly turns on free version of Office Web Apps: www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/
- Office Web Apps – Accessing Shared Documents: windowslive.com/Connect/
- Office Web Apps - Extend your Office experience to the Web: office.microsoft.com/en-us/web-apps/
- Office Live Web Apps Homepage: office.live.com
- OneNote Web App is here: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-onenote/
- PowerPoint Web App Now Available on Windows Live: blogs.msdn.com/b/powerpoint/
- Sharing and Organizing Documents: windowslive.com/Connect/
- Your Office documents now can be everywhere you are: office.microsoft.com/en-us/web-apps/
General information
- Closer Look at Office Web Apps in Windows Live: www.liveside.net
- Collaborate and connect with Office Web Apps: tech-talks.spaces.live.com
- First look at Windows Live Hotmail Wave 4 with Office Web Apps integration: www.liveside.net/main/
- How To Access And Try Microsoft Office Web Apps Tech Preview: www.liveside.net
- Interview with Chris Bryant: www.youtube.com
- Live Sharing Sessions in OneNote 2010 and long live shared notebooks: blogs.msdn.com/b/descapa/
- Microsoft Office Web Apps go to testers - Ten things to know: blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/
- Microsoft Office Web Apps Official Blog: blogs.msdn.com/officewebapps/
- Microsoft Office Web Apps Resource Center: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/ee815687.aspx
- Microsoft Web Apps - Office Goes to the Web: www.microsoft.com/presspass/
- Office 2010 Desktop vs Office 2010 Web Apps features: blogs.technet.com/mickd/
- Office 2010 launches - Office Web Apps begins roll out June 15: www.liveside.net/main/
- Office 2010 Review - Office Web Apps: www.winsupersite.com/office/o2010_owa.asp
- Office comes to Windows Live – starting today: windowslivewire.spaces.live.com
- Office Web Apps Coming to Windows Live: blogs.msdn.com/officewebapps/
- Office Web Apps coming to Windows Live: www.liveside.net
- Office Web Apps Enter Technical Preview: blogs.msdn.com/microsoftuseducation/
- Office Web Apps Overview: www.microsoft.com/office/2010/en/office-web-apps/
- Office Web Apps to be updated like, well, a web app: www.istartedsomething.com
- Office Web Apps to graduate with Windows Live Wave 4 - gives clue to final release date?: www.liveside.net/main/
- OneNote notebooks on Windows Live SkyDrive - coming soon: blogs.msdn.com/descapa/
- Perfect Match - Office Web Apps and the Office Desktop Clients: blogs.msdn.com/officewebapps/
- Sneak peek at Office Web Apps: webdotwiz.spaces.live.com
- Use Office Web Apps on SkyDrive to take over the world: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowslive/
- Using Office Web Apps to Create New Files: blogs.msdn.com/officewebapps/
- Windows Live Hotmail Wave 4 to get Office Web Apps integration: www.liveside.net/main/
- Windows Live Office – A First Look: www.liveside.net/main/
- Windows Live SkyDrive gets better with Office Web Apps: blogs.office.com/b/office_blog/
Excel Web App
- Collaborative Editing Using Excel Web App: blogs.msdn.com/excel/
- Editing in Excel Web App – Part I: blogs.msdn.com/excel/
- Editing in Excel Web App – Part II: blogs.msdn.com/excel/
- Excel Web App 2010 Overview: blogs.msdn.com/excel/
- More about collaborative editing in Excel Web App: blogs.msdn.com/excel/
OneNote Web App
- Office Web Apps Overview: www.microsoft.com/office/2010/en/office-web-apps/
Project Web App
- PWA now stands for Project Web App: blogs.msdn.com/project/
PowerPoint Web App
- PowerPoint on the Web - Editing: blogs.msdn.com/powerpoint/
Word Web App
- Under the Hood - Find in the Word Web App Viewer: blogs.msdn.com/officewebapps/
- Word Web App’s Editing View - First Look: www.liveside.net