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Editing a Word document in OneDrive
There are two ways to edit a document in Office 365 via OneDrive. The first, with Word Online, offers
editing in the cloud. The second will open the document with Word on your desktop.
Word Online
Login to your Email in Office 365, and click on OneDrive and select the document you wish to
edit.
This will open your OneDrive document in the Read Only version. To edit, click Edit Document in the top
left corner and select Edit in Word Online.
The document will then open in the editor and allow you to make changes to the document.
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Word on the Desktop
To edit a document with Word on your desktop, select Edit in Word when in the Read Only version of
your OneDrive document.
You will likely get a series of pop-ups on your desktop asking for permission to launch the application.
Click Launch Application.
Click Yes.
https://patriotscfedu12345-
mysharepoint.com/personal/username_patriot_cf_edu/Documents
/Documents1.docx
C:\PROGRA~2\MICRO~4\Office15\PROTOC~1.EXE”of|u|http
s://patriotscfedu12345
-
mysharepoint.com/personal/username_patriot_cf_edu/Doc
Links. The link requested is ms-
word:
of|u|https://patriotscfedu12345-
mysharepoint.com/personal/username_patriot_cf_edu/Doc
Type in your Knights Email address and click Next.
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Select Work account.
username@patriots.cf.e
Username”
Then type in your Email password and click Sign in.
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Click Enable Editing, and you will be able to edit the document.
username@patriots.cf.edu
