Understanding OneDrive for Excel

Learn how to sign in to Excel, connect to your Microsoft account, and use OneDrive to save and access workbooks from anywhere.

📘 Reading Lesson

Lesson Notes

Read through the key concepts before you try the challenge.

Signing In to Excel

To use OneDrive features, sign in to Excel using your Microsoft account. Click the Sign In button in the upper-right corner.

Excel sign in button

Saving to OneDrive

Click File → Save As. If you are signed in, you will see OneDrive listed as a save location.

Save As screen showing OneDrive

Saving to OneDrive allows you to access your files from any device and protects against data loss.

Knowledge Check

What allows you to access your Excel files from any device?

Challenge

Apply what you've learned in this lesson.

Complete the following tasks:

  1. Sign in to Excel with a Microsoft account.
  2. Save a workbook to OneDrive.
  3. Locate your file in OneDrive online.
  4. Use the Share button to generate a link.