Win8 How to use the SkyDrive application on the Start screen

The SkyDrive application is visible at the beginning of the WIN8, which is not a single function but has a variety of functions. Let's take a look at how this new application is going with the times.

In Win8 's new interface SkyDrive application, we can easily view the folders and files that we keep in the cloud, right-click on the folder or file (or interface blank), the bottom of the screen will appear corresponding action bar and function buttons, such as "delete", "Refresh", "New Folder", "Upload", " Details/thumbnail thumbnails "and so on.

Diagram: View files in SkyDrive in Win8

If you want to upload files, click "Upload", enter the "file" Selection interface, where you want to upload to SkyDrive local files, and then click on the bottom of the "Add to SkyDrive" button, you can upload the selected files synchronized to SkyDrive.

Diagram: Add a local file to the SkyDrive

Microsoft continues to optimize and update SkyDrive functions, not only can we manage cloud files directly in SkyDrive, such as "rename", "Move" and "delete", and even open, edit and save files directly in SkyDrive.

As shown in the following illustration, we can open the Word document directly in SkyDrive, and the SkyDrive application in Win8 asks whether it is "edit in Word" or "edit in Word Web app", if the current device does not have Office installed, You can open and edit Word documents directly using Word Web pages, and the interface is very similar to the word interface in office.

Diagram: Use Office Web apps to edit Word documents by SkyDrive

Uploading through SkyDrive or editing the saved files will be synchronized directly in the cloud server, always keeping up to date status. In this way, the files that we browse or download through the SkyDrive of other WIN8 devices anytime and anywhere are up-to-date files that are synchronized.

Win8 not only built-in SkyDrive applications in the system, but also in a number of WIN8 applications integrated SkyDrive functions, such as Win8 "photos", "Music" and "video" applications, we can directly through the SkyDrive invoke and run the files in the cloud, You do not need to download it locally.

Diagram: Win8 photo application directly calls the file in SkyDrive

If we run office in Win8, we can edit it directly through the SkyDrive call cloud file and store the saved file directly in the SkyDrive. At the same time, SkyDrive can also easily share and collaborate with others in Office documents.

Direct calls to files in SkyDrive in office

Diagram: Office document sharing and collaboration with others through SkyDrive

At the beginning of 2013, the Web page version SkyDrive ushered in this year's first update, research and development team to provide more new features such as the integration of sharing functions, touch and file drag and drop operation support, etc., to facilitate the user more efficient use of the Web interface SkyDrive services. Recently, as Microsoft Cross-platform application of the "Universal Key" Microsoft account opened the Sina Weibo connection Network license, we can through the SkyDrive Microsoft account and Sina Weibo link to achieve in Windows 8 and Windows Phone platform directly to see Sina Weibo contact the latest news , it is also convenient to use Sina Weibo features in other applications that support Microsoft accounts, as well as in the Web site, such as Skypedrive and Office 2013.

Icon: Win8 system through the SkyDrive associated with the Microsoft account and Sina Weibo

SkyDrive application is also called cloud storage, it can not only save files, edit files, it and WIN8 system other applications such as photos, music, video applications can intersect, integration, make use of the effect to maximize.