“College students in particular have unique needs that today’s services do not satisfy. While we continue to improve SkyDrive to meet their needs, today’s SkyDrive can already help students work together more efficiently. To spread the word, we’re showcasing what students can do with SkyDrive and Office, and we’re sponsoring a $50K Collaboration Challenge for students at 10 universities across the U.S. who are participating in business plan competitions.”

“Faced with these choices, many people decide to work independently and email files back and forth. This makes it hard to know if you’re working on the latest version of a document, and sometimes you can run into attachment limits. It also can take a lot of time to piece together different Word documents or PowerPoint presentations from multiple email messages.”

“With SkyDrive, you have a better option. You can store all your files in one place, so everyone can access the latest version. You can also use free Office Web Apps for basic editing from any browser.”

Tip 1: Add SkyDrive.com to your desktop for quick access

Tip 2: Create one space for the team that’s easy to find

Tip 3: Capture meeting notes, brainstorming notes, and to-do’s more efficiently than email

Tip 4: Access SkyDrive docs right from Word, Excel or PowerPoint—online or offline

Tip 5: Use Word co-authoring to ensure your team’s plan flows nicely

Tip 6: Avoid last minute PowerPoint assembly with co-authoring

Tip 7: Use version history to avoid disasters

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