Microsoft 365 OneDrive (2023): Getting Started for Personal Use

Name: Microsoft 365 OneDrive (2023): Getting Started for Personal Use
Author: Katie Layman

Learn how to sign in to your Microsoft 365 OneDrive Personal Plan, explore settings, and customize the personal vault

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Course: On-Demand

Hello, my name is Katie Lehman, and in these lessons, you will learn how to get started by signing into the OneDrive personal platform, navigating the interface and updating settings, and customizing the personal vault. In this lesson, I will show you how to get started by signing into the OneDrive personal platform. There are four ways to sign into the platform, including logging into your Microsoft 365 account, getting the icon on your desktop and logging in directly that way, downloading the app on your phone, or typing in OneDrive .com. The first way to log in is to go to Office .com, or in your search bar, you can type in Microsoft 365 login. It will take you to www .office .com, and you can see that you have a free plan, which includes 5GB of storage. To locate the OneDrive account, look on the left -hand side first, and see if you can locate the app on this column. If it's not located on the column of apps, select the Apps icon, and search until you see the OneDrive area. Select the OneDrive button, and you can go directly into your account, being able to see all of your files, your recent files, photos, shared files, and your recycle bin. So that is the first way to log in, and it's a really easy way to stay in touch with all of your files that are through Microsoft 365. So if you're working on Excel, PowerPoint, Word, any of those files, you can manage everything from the dashboard of your 365 login. Now the next way is to simply select the icon on your desktop. So on your taskbar on the bottom of your screen, this is the icon for OneDrive. If you currently don't have this little icon here, go into your search window and type in OneDrive, and you will see underneath the app information that you can pin that to the taskbar. Mine says unpin since I currently have it pinned, however you can pin it to the taskbar. And then anytime you're working, you can simply click on that taskbar icon, and it will take you directly into your OneDrive personal account in a Files Explorer format. So you can select those files directly here using your OneDrive personal account. That was the second way to log in. The third way to log in is to download the app of OneDrive on your phone. So at the App Store, type in Microsoft 365 OneDrive, download that app, and log in with your username and password, and you're able to manage all of your files directly from your phone. This is very convenient because you can take it anywhere you go and be able to look at the latest versions of your files and edit and save them directly to your OneDrive. The fourth way to log in is to simply type OneDrive .com. Now you will be in the OneDrive cloud storage, and you're able to see all of your files and continue to work on OneDrive. Stay tuned for the next lesson where I will show you how to navigate the interface and update settings. Thanks for watching!

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Course Description

Navigating the Microsoft 365 OneDrive (2023) Personal platform enables you to organize files and folders in a way that creates efficient cloud storage for your documents. When searching for a safe place to store important documents, the personal vault that is included in the Microsoft 365 OneDrive Personal Plan provides a secure, locked location for storage. Various settings and tools enable you to keep files located in exactly the right place for the most efficient use of OneDrive.

In this course, you will learn how to select and deselect files to include with Microsoft 365 OneDrive access, so you can decide which files should be accessed both online and on your PC or laptop, and which files will be used in one location only. You’ll also learn to navigate the OneDrive Personal Plan browser to see which areas take you to find various documents and settings to help you manage more efficiently. Finally, we’ll show you how to lock and unlock files and folders in the personal vault, how to set up time limits for locking, and how to adjust different storage settings.

What You'll Learn

Navigate the Microsoft 365 OneDrive Personal Plan browser to locate documents and settings
Select and deselect files to control which are accessed online and on your PC or laptop
Lock and unlock files and folders in the personal vault, including setting time limits for locking
Identify and adjust the storage settings and options for the Microsoft 365 OneDrive Personal Plan
Describe the process of saving files to the personal vault
Sign into the OneDrive Personal platform and update its settings

Key Takeaways

The personal vault included in the Microsoft 365 OneDrive Personal Plan provides a secure, locked location for storing important documents.
File selection lets you decide which files are accessed both online and on your PC or laptop and which are used in one location only.
Various settings and tools help keep files in the right place for the most efficient use of OneDrive.
You can lock and unlock files and folders in the personal vault and set up time limits for locking.
Navigating the OneDrive Personal Plan browser helps you find documents and settings to manage files more efficiently.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is this course for?

It is for people getting started with Microsoft 365 OneDrive (2023) for personal use who want to organize files and folders for efficient cloud storage.

What does this course cover?

It covers signing into the OneDrive Personal platform, navigating the interface and updating settings, customizing the personal vault, selecting and deselecting files, and adjusting storage settings.

What is the personal vault?

The personal vault is a secure, locked location included in the Microsoft 365 OneDrive Personal Plan for storing important documents; the course shows how to lock and unlock files and folders, set time limits for locking, and save files to it.

What skills will I gain?

You will work with Microsoft 365, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, and OpenDrive.

How is the course structured?

It is organized into three lessons: Signing Into the OneDrive Personal Platform; Navigating the Interface and Updating Settings; and Customizing the Personal Vault.