Want to share photos and documents with friends and colleagues? With SkyDrive and Windows it's going to be much easier than ever before. SkyDrive is cloud storage and sharing service that offers up to 25 GB of free space on the web for storing your data. This is much better than the most online services that offer 1 or 2 GB of free space. SkyDrive works well with Microsoft Web Apps. You can share your photos, videos, documents and various other forms of data with SkyDrive. SkyDrive is a medium for wireless sharing of data and not a commercial backup service. You should therefore take care as in not to store the only copy of data on it. Look up to it as a source from where you can recover and share data whenever you need them. It comes pre-installed with Windows 8. You can find it under 'Apps you already own' section of the Metro User Interface.
How to share photos and files with SkyDrive
The steps mentioned blow will guide you to share photos and files using SkyDrive:
Find SkyDrive on Windows Explorer- SkyDrive is usually available on the Metro interface. SkyDrive account is automatically created when you set up your user account on Windows 8. If you cannot locate it on the interface, go to Windows Explorer and type: skydrive.
Find SkyDrive on Windows Explorer- SkyDrive is usually available on the Metro interface. SkyDrive account is automatically created when you set up your user account on Windows 8. If you cannot locate it on the interface, go to Windows Explorer and type: skydrive.
Choose your data- Once you locate it, SkyDrive will ask you to select the kind type of data you want to store like documents, photos and videos. Then you will be asked to select the public locations for storing data. Upon selecting the location, you will have to click on 'Add' to save data on SkyDrive.
Select the Sharing settings- Specify with whom you want to share your data with. Based on the settings you have opted for, you will be displayed additional folders on the ShyDrive. If you use apps like Picasa or Photobucket, you will get to see these as folders on the app.
Use the web for moving locations- Windows 8 allows users to add data to SkyDrive from its own interface. But, if you want to make them visible to public, you will have to log on to the SkyDrive website and use the web interface. You can move files simply by clicking on them. To move files to a different location, simply right-click on them and drag.
Save files and share- The device that you are using to access SkyDrive can be used to save data. You can do this by clicking 'Save Local' located on the bottom left corner. This can be made available for public viewing by providing others a link to your personal folder. However, you are advised to share only those files that you want others to view.
Microsoft Web Apps - Another convenient way of sharing data is by using the web apps that comes integrated with Windows 8. You can upload the documents already saved on your system as well as do it from SkyDrive web interface.
Make WebApp file and use SkyDrive to share- Additionally, you can also create a webapp file and upload it to SkyDrive for public sharing. You can check for the details on 'MyFiles' as to whether it is visible only to your or it is shared. Here you can also opt for file sharing via e-mail.
With the huge improvement in the features of Windows 8, file sharing has also become much easier and user-friendly task. The integration of SkyDrive into Windows will benefit users a lot. You will get as much as 25 GB of online space free of cost. To a certain extent, SkyDrive will also suffice for online data backup.
