Editing Microsoft Office (section)

==Office on the web==
{{Infobox website
| name = Office on the web
| logo = Microsoft Office 2013.svg
| screenshot = Office Online.png
| caption = Clockwise from top left: [[Microsoft Word|Word]], [[Microsoft Excel|Excel]], [[Microsoft OneNote|OneNote]] and [[Microsoft PowerPoint|PowerPoint]] in Office on the web {{as of|2018|09|alt=as of September 2018}}
| url = {{URL|https://www.microsoft.com/en/microsoft-365/free-office-online-for-the-web}}
| commercial = [[Freemium]]
| type = {{Unbulleted list|[[Spreadsheet]]|[[Presentation]]|[[Notetaking]]|[[Word processor]]|[[Web mail]]|[[File hosting service]]}}
| registration = Mandatory for webmail and file sharing; optional for others
| owner = [[Microsoft]]
| author = Microsoft
| ipv6 = Yes
| launch_date = {{start date and age|2010|6|7}}<ref name="released" />
}}
Office on the web is a free lightweight [[web app|web version]] of Microsoft Office and primarily includes three web applications: [[Microsoft Word|Word]], [[Microsoft Excel|Excel]] and [[Microsoft PowerPoint|PowerPoint]]. The offering also includes [[Outlook.com]], [[Microsoft OneNote|OneNote]] and [[OneDrive]] which are accessible through a unified app switcher. Users can install the [[on-premises software|on-premises]] version of this service, called Office Online Server, in [[private cloud]]s in conjunction with [[SharePoint]], [[Microsoft Exchange Server]] and [[Microsoft Lync Server]].<ref name="officeitpro-owas">{{Cite web |title=Introducing Office Web Apps Server |url=http://blogs.technet.com/b/office_resource_kit/archive/2012/09/11/introducing-office-web-apps-server.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225175652/http://blogs.technet.com/b/office_resource_kit/archive/2012/09/11/introducing-office-web-apps-server.aspx |archive-date=February 25, 2014 |access-date=February 20, 2014 |website=Office IT Pro Blog |publisher=Microsoft }}</ref>

Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on the web can all natively open, edit, and save [[Office Open XML]] files (docx, xlsx, pptx) as well as [[OpenDocument]] files (odt, ods, odp). They can also open the older Office file formats ([[Doc (computing)|doc]], xls, ppt), but will be converted to the newer Open XML formats if the user wishes to edit them online. Other formats cannot be opened in the browser apps, such as CSV in Excel or HTML in Word, nor can Office files that are encrypted with a password be opened. Files with [[Macro (computer science)|macros]] can be opened in the browser apps, but the macros cannot be accessed or executed.<ref name="osupport-word">{{Cite web |title=Differences between using a document in the browser and in Word |url=https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Differences-between-using-a-document-in-the-browser-and-in-Word-3e863ce3-e82c-4211-8f97-5b33c36c55f8 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107030828/https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Differences-between-using-a-document-in-the-browser-and-in-Word-3e863ce3-e82c-4211-8f97-5b33c36c55f8 |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |access-date=November 1, 2017 |website=Office Support |publisher=[[Microsoft]]}}</ref><ref name="osupport-excel">{{Cite web |title=Differences between using a workbook in the browser and in Excel – Office Support |url=https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Differences-between-using-a-workbook-in-the-browser-and-in-Excel-F0DC28ED-B85D-4E1D-BE6D-5878005DB3B6 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208034000/https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Differences-between-using-a-workbook-in-the-browser-and-in-Excel-F0DC28ED-B85D-4E1D-BE6D-5878005DB3B6 |archive-date=February 8, 2017 |access-date=February 7, 2017 |website=support.office.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="osupport-ppt">{{Cite web |title=How certain features behave in web-based PowerPoint |url=https://support.office.com/en-us/article/how-certain-features-behave-in-web-based-powerpoint-a931f0c8-1305-4428-8f7c-9cfa00ef28c5 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031075716/https://support.office.com/en-us/article/how-certain-features-behave-in-web-based-powerpoint-a931f0c8-1305-4428-8f7c-9cfa00ef28c5 |archive-date=October 31, 2019 |access-date=October 31, 2019 |website=Office Support |publisher=[[Microsoft]]}}</ref> Starting in July 2013, Word can render [[Portable Document Format|PDF documents]] or convert them to Microsoft Word documents, although the formatting of the document may deviate from the original.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zarzar |first=Dan |date=July 3, 2013 |title=PDFs in the Word Web App |url=http://blogs.office.com/b/officewebapps/archive/2013/07/03/pdfs-in-the-word-web-app.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709000444/http://blogs.office.com/b/officewebapps/archive/2013/07/03/pdfs-in-the-word-web-app.aspx |archive-date=July 9, 2013 |access-date=July 4, 2013 |website=Office Web Apps blog |publisher=[[Microsoft]] }}</ref> Since November 2013, the apps have supported [[Collaborative real-time editor|real-time co-authoring]] and [[autosave|autosaving]] files.<ref name="real time co-authoring and auto-save1" /><ref name="real time co-authoring and auto-save2" />

Office on the web lacks a number of the advanced features present in the full desktop versions of Office, including lacking the programs [[Microsoft Access|Access]] and [[Microsoft Publisher|Publisher]] entirely. However, users are able to select the command "Open in Desktop App" that brings up the document in the desktop version of Office on their computer or device to utilize the advanced features there.<ref name="pcworld.com">{{Cite web |last=Bradley |first=Tony |date=February 2, 2015 |title=Office Online vs. Office 365: What's free, what's not, and what you really need |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/2872072/office-online-vs-office-365-what-s-free-what-s-not-and-what-you-really-need.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724204611/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2872072/office-online-vs-office-365-what-s-free-what-s-not-and-what-you-really-need.html |archive-date=July 24, 2017 |access-date=July 16, 2020 |website=[[PC World]] |publisher=[[IDG]]}}</ref><ref name="pcworld.com2">{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Ian |date=February 12, 2015 |title=Microsoft beefs up Office Online with new features, streamlined interface |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/2882768/microsoft-beefs-up-office-online-with-new-features-streamlined-interface.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804002822/https://www.pcworld.com/article/2882768/microsoft-beefs-up-office-online-with-new-features-streamlined-interface.html |archive-date=August 4, 2020 |access-date=October 31, 2019 |website=[[PC World]] |publisher=[[IDG]]}}</ref>

Supported web browsers include [[Microsoft Edge|Microsoft [New] Edge]], the latest versions of [[Firefox]] or [[Google Chrome]], as well as [[Safari (web browser)#Safari 16|Safari 16]] or later.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Which browsers work with Microsoft 365 for the web and Microsoft 365 Add-ins |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/which-browsers-work-with-microsoft-365-for-the-web-and-microsoft-365-add-ins-ad1303e0-a318-47aa-b409-d3a5eb44e452 |access-date=December 31, 2024 |publisher=Microsoft}}</ref>

The Personal<!-- Always capital P --> edition of Office on the web is available to the general public free of charge with a [[Microsoft account]] through the [[Microsoft Office website|Office.com website]], which superseded SkyDrive (now [[OneDrive]]) and [[Office Live Workspace]]. Enterprise-managed versions are available through [[Office 365]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Jason |date=June 8, 2010 |title=Office is now live on SkyDrive! |url=http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/archive/2010/06/07/office-is-now-live-on-skydrive.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818204805/http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/archive/2010/06/07/office-is-now-live-on-skydrive.aspx |archive-date=August 18, 2012 |website=Inside Windows Live |publisher=Microsoft}}</ref> In February 2013, the ability to view and edit files on SkyDrive without signing in was added.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kenison |first=Roxanne |date=February 8, 2013 |title=Sign-in no longer required to edit Office docs in SkyDrive |url=http://blogs.office.com/b/officewebapps/archive/2013/02/08/no-sign-in-required-for-office-docs-in-skydrive.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601223643/http://blogs.office.com/b/officewebapps/archive/2013/02/08/no-sign-in-required-for-office-docs-in-skydrive.aspx |archive-date=June 1, 2013 |access-date=July 4, 2013 |website=Office Web Apps blog |publisher=[[Microsoft]] }}</ref> The service can also be installed privately in enterprise environments as a [[SharePoint]] app, or through Office Web Apps Server.<ref name=officeitpro-owas/> Microsoft also offers other web apps in the Office suite, such as the [[Outlook Web App]] (formerly Outlook Web Access),<ref>{{Cite web |title=FAQs for Outlook Web App |url=http://help.outlook.com/en-us/140/cc875910.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125021557/http://help.outlook.com/en-US/140/cc875910.aspx |archive-date=January 25, 2013 |access-date=January 21, 2013 |website=Outlook Web App |publisher=Microsoft}}</ref> Lync Web App (formerly Office Communicator Web Access),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Microsoft Lync Web App |url=http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/communicator-help/welcome-to-microsoft-lync-web-app-HA101908015.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118043526/http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/communicator-help/welcome-to-microsoft-lync-web-app-HA101908015.aspx |archive-date=January 18, 2013 |access-date=January 21, 2013 |website=[[Microsoft Office website]] |publisher=Microsoft}}</ref> Project Web App (formerly Project Web Access).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Getting started with Project Web App |url=http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/project-server-help/getting-started-with-project-web-app-HA010379908.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130110080436/http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/project-server-help/getting-started-with-project-web-app-HA010379908.aspx |archive-date=January 10, 2013 |access-date=January 21, 2013 |website=Project Server Help |publisher=Microsoft}}</ref> Additionally, Microsoft offers a service under the name of Online Doc Viewer to view Office documents on a website via Office on the web.<ref>{{Cite web |title=View Office documents online |url=https://products.office.com/en/office-online/view-office-documents-online |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102095046/https://products.office.com/en/office-online/view-office-documents-online |archive-date=January 2, 2019 |access-date=March 3, 2018 |website=[[Microsoft Office website]] |publisher=Microsoft}}</ref>

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