How to save to the cloud from Office 2013 using your Office365/QMAIL account


This HOW-TO will demonstrate how you can directly save your files and documents to the cloud using Microsoft Office 2013. By using your QMAIL account and saving to the cloud, you can access your files from both on or off campus. Your QMAIL account is part of a larger system known as Microsoft Office 365 which not only provides email, but also other services including 1TB of cloud storage. This cloud storage portion of Office 365 is known as 'OneDrive for Business', and Microsoft Office has the ability to directly save to it.
 
Note that you can also save/get files directly to the cloud without Microsoft Office simply by using a web browser.


Step 1: Click on the 'Sign In' link located in the upper right corner



 

Step 2: Enter your complete QMAIL email address




 

Step 3: Uncheck the 'Keep me signed in' box if you're on a public computer.

Important: If you leave this checked then the next person to start Microsoft Office will be logged into your account.




 

Step 4: Verify you're logged in and click the FILE tab




 

Step 5: Select OneDrive-CUNY and click the [BROWSE] button




 

Step 6: Enter a filename and click the [SAVE] button




 

Accessing your files from a web browser
 
If you would like to view the files and documents you have stored on 'OneDrive For Business', then using a web browser goto https://portal.office.com and login using your QMAIL address. Once there you can navigate to 'OneDrive For Business' where you will be able to see your files and documents stored there. You can also open and edit the documents directly in the web browser simply by clicking on them.