What is OneDrive for Business?

  • Cloud accessible storage, accessible:
    1. from within the Open/Save dialogs of MS Office 2016 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); or
    2. from any web browser at exchange.carleton.ca.
  • Optionally, the contents of your OneDrive for Business cloud storage can be mirrored to a folder on your local drive, allowing offline access to your OneDrive files.

Why use Cloud storage?

  • Make your documents available to you from all your devices: desktop, laptop, tablet and phone.
  • Collaborate on a document by sharing a document or a folder with another OneDrive for Business user.
  • Recover easily, should your computer fail or be stolen, by accessing your files stored on OneDrive for Business from a replacement computer, phone, or tablet.

Why use OneDrive for Business?

  • Access from within MS Office 2016 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
  • Use your existing Carleton MC1 userid/password.
  • Keep your Carleton work files (OneDrive for Business) separate from your personal files (e.g. on your personal OneDrive, DropBox, or Google Docs)
  • Leverage Carleton’s Service Desk for help with OneDrive for Business

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