Wiley Office 2010 Web Apps For Dummies 978-0-470-63167-6 User Manual

In This Chapter

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Understanding what Web applications are

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Storing and sharing files on the Internet

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Using the Office Web Apps to collaborate with others

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Examining how the Office Web Apps work with Office 2010 software

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Looking at how to get up and running with the Office Web Apps

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Resisting the urge to right-click and press shortcut keys

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he Office Web Apps are online versions of four popular Microsoft Office 
applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. Respectively, the 

Office Web Apps are called Word Web App, Excel Web App, PowerPoint Web 
App, and OneNote Web App.

This chapter looks into what a Web application is and how Web applications 
such as the Office Web Apps are different from other applications. It shows 
how you can use the Office Web Apps to share files with others and collabo-
rate with others on Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote files. You also see 
how to use the Office Web Apps in conjunction with Office 2010 programs 
and what you need to know before setting up your computer to use the Office 
Web Apps. Finally, this chapter looks into a few peculiarities of using online 
Web applications.

What Are the Office 

Web Apps, Anyway?

In my opinion, Microsoft could’ve chosen a better name than “Office Web 
Apps.” Say Office Web Apps three times and you soon discover that the 
name is a tongue twister. What does the name mean, and what are the Office 
Web Apps?

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