Open a document or spreadsheet without Office installed on your computer

Office 365 offers the ability to open, view, and edit documents that you may have downloaded to your computer, even if you don't have Office software on that computer. You simply add the document to your OneDrive and then you can edit it using the appropriate application.

After you download the document to your computer (ex. Downloads folder), do the following:

1. Log into OneDrive on the web and on the home page you will see a Create or upload button on the top left. Click it and select Files upload.

   

2. In the pop-up window, navigate to the file location on the computer (probably the Downloads folder) and then select "Open." This will add that file to your OneDrive folder.
3. Click the file to open it with the appropriate application. OneDrive should recognize the file based on its extension, so it will automatically use like Word Online, Excel Online, or PowerPoint Online to view/edit the file.