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OneDrive for Business

About OneDrive for Business

OneDrive for Business is part of Microsoft Office365 which can be installed on staff PCs and provides you with online file storage with online editing for Microsoft Office documents.  You have up to 1Tb of storage space on OneDrive.

Why is OneDrive Useful to me?

You can use OneDrive for Business as a simple store for documents, to access files from any location on any device, or as a collaboration tool to share and jointly work on documents.

How might I use OneDrive for Business?

OneDrive may be used in a variety of ways:  :

  • Simply as a document store:  Accessible from any device anywhere over the Internet; secure and backed-up.
  • To manage files through the versioning and history features
  • To share documents with colleagues for meetings, projects etc
  • To collaborate on a document with colleagues  - including in real-time

Using OneDrive for Business

There is a quick guide from Microsoft to get you started with using OneDrive for Business:

There are also videos available from the lynda.com online training library:

We have created a number of short videos to help you become familiar with OneDrive.  Part 1 below introduces your OneDrive account

There are also video tutorials on the Lynda.com site:

One important feature of OneDrive that allows you to work on documents with others is the ability to share a document of folder of documents with others. You can share with  an individual or a group of colleagues.  The video tutorial below will show you how to share your files.