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Word Online Onedrive

Word for the web (formerly Word Web App) extends your Microsoft Word experience to the web browser, where you can work with documents directly on the website where the document is stored.

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Hello ModaKevin What you want to do is change the location where Word saves the documents to a local folder on your hard drive. You can do this by going to Word - Options (click on File if you have a document open) - Click on - check the box for as per attached screenshot. /en/word/getting-started-with-word/content/ Introduction. Many of the features in Office are geared toward saving and sharing files online. OneDrive is Microsoft’s online storage space that you can use to save, edit, and share your documents and other files. You can access OneDrive from your computer, smartphone, or any of the devices you use. Word for the web displays documents in these formats, but to edit the document in the browser, Word for the web saves a new copy of the document in.docx or.dotx format. Word for the web can’t save documents in the.doc or.dot formats. OpenDocument Text (.odt) Word for the web can’t open documents in other file formats.

Rulers and gridlines are not available in Word for the web. Learn more about differences between using a document in the browser and in Word.

Apply styles

The paragraph and character styles that are saved in a document are available to be applied to text in Word for the web. Learn more about differences between using a document in the browser and in Word.

Office add-ins

You can get an add-in for Word from the Office Store. Office add-ins only work in the Word desktop app and are not available in Word for the web. Learn how to get an add-in for Word.

Autosave

Word for the web automatically saves your document when you make changes.

AutoText

You can insert blocks of preformatted text using AutoText from your AutoText gallery. This is useful, for example, when you need to repeatedly enter the same large block of text and the text contains a lot of formatting. You create AutoText entries by adding selected text to the AutoText gallery. To learn more, see Automatically insert text.

Browse and start from professionally designed templates

Not available in Word for the web. Advanced design features, such as starting documents from a large selection of professionally designed templates hosted on Office.com, are only available in the Word desktop app. However, customers can configure a document library to launch a custom template when a user creates a new document. To learn more, see Add a content type to a list or library.

Bullets and numbering

With Word for the web, you can apply a choice of three bullet styles or five numbering styles. Click the Increase Indent and Decrease Indent buttons to change the list level for existing bulleted and numbered lists in the document, as well as those created in the Word desktop app. Learn more about differences between using a document in the browser and in Word.

Captions

Not available in Word for the web. If you have the Word desktop app installed on your computer, then you can use Word to add captions to a document. Learn more about adding captions in Word 2013.

Citations and bibliography

Not available in Word for the web. You can view existing citations in Word for the web, but you can't add citations. If you have the Word desktop app installed on your computer, then you can use Word to add a bibliography and citations to your document. Learn more about creating a bibliography in Word 2013.

Clipboard

Because of the limitations of web browser technology, copying and pasting text in Office for the web differs from copying and pasting text in the Office desktop applications. Learn more about copy and paste in Office for the web.

Collaboration, advanced

Not available in Word for the web. Advanced collaboration features, such as turning on Track Changes and merge, compare, and combine documents, are only available in the Word desktop app. As expected, tracked changes appear in Word for the web while in View mode.

Content controls

Content controls are individual controls that you can add and customize for use in templates, forms, and documents. To learn about content controls, see Content controls.

Cover pages

Microsoft Word offers a gallery of convenient predesigned cover pages. You can simply choose a cover page and replace the sample text with your own.

Creation of advanced document elements

Not available in Word for the web. Advanced document elements, such as AutoText, cover pages, bibliography, table of contents, index, equations, and watermarks, are only available in the Word desktop app.

Document parts and themes

Not available in Word for the web. Document parts and themes, such as content controls and pre-formatted collections of color scheme, font scheme, and graphic effect pre-sets are only available in the Word desktop app.

Document translation

Translate documents directly in the browser. Even document comments are translated.

Dropbox

Dropbox is a file hosting service that offers cloud storage, file synchronization, personal cloud, and client software.

Equations

Microsoft Word includes built-in support for writing and editing equations, as well as equations that you can drop into your documents.

Find and replace

Find and replace text in your document using the Find and Replace tool in both Word for the web and Word desktop app. To learn more about using Find and Replace in Word for the web, see Find and replace text.

Font formatting

With Word for the web, you can apply font, font size, and several font formatting attributes—including bold, italic, underline, and superscript. Highlight text, change font color, and clear formatting for selected text. Document theme formatting is available to format text in Word for the web. Find the active theme fonts at the top of the Fonts gallery and theme colors in the Font Color gallery. Learn more about differences between using a document in the browser and in Word.

Footnotes and endnotes

You can add footnotes and endnotes to your documents in Word for the web. Learn more about adding footnotes and endnotes in Word for the web.

Full fidelity reading view

When you open your document in OneDrive or SharePoint, Word for the web opens the document in the browser. The layout and formatting are what you would see if you were to open the document in Print Layout view in the Word desktop app.

Graphic effect presets

You can use presets to apply special effects such as rotation, shadows, saturation, and text effects to graphics.

Headers and footers

Insert a header and footer to your document in both Word for the web and the Word desktop app. You also have the ability to apply headers and footers to all pages except the first page of your document. To learn more about using headers and footers in Word for the web, see What's New in Word for the web.

Hyperlinks

With Word for the web, you can easily create links to bookmarks within a document, and set a screen tip that displays when the cursor points to the link. Learn more about hyperlinks in Word for the web.

Index

An index lists the terms and topics that are discussed in a document, along with the pages that they appear on. To create an index, you mark the index entries by providing the name of the main entry and the cross-reference in your document, and then you build the index.

Insert online pictures

With Word for the web, you can insert a picture from a file saved on your local hard drive or from Bing Images. Learn more about differences between using a document in the browser and in Word.

IRM and password protection

Word for the web displays documents that are protected with Information Rights Management (IRM). However, these documents can't be edited in the browser, and you can't create IRM-protected documents in Word for the web. Word for the web can't open documents that are encrypted with a password. Advanced document protection features, such as creating IRM-protected documents and applying password protection, are only available in the Word desktop app.

Learning Tools

Learning Tools are designed to help you improve your reading skills by boosting your ability to pronounce words correctly, to read quickly and accurately, and to understand what you read.

Lists

In Word for the web, start typing directly below an existing numbered list and your next line automatically becomes part of the list. Learn more about creating a list in Word for the web.

Mail merge

Not available in Word for the web. Advanced data integration features, such as mail merge using an Excel spreadsheet, is only available in the Word desktop app.

Offline viewing and authoring

Not available in Word for the web. Office for the web requires an internet connection and an internet browser. You need the Word desktop app installed on your computer to view and edit a document while disconnected from the internet or from your organization's on-premises Office Web Apps Server. If you have the Word desktop app installed, you can use the full functionality of Word to view and edit your document. When you save, the online document is updated with your changes. You can also download and save-as an offline copy of the document, but it will not be in sync with the online version. Learn more about Office Web Apps Server.

Page breaks

Insert page breaks in both Word for the web and the Word desktop app.

Page layout tools

With Word for the web, you can adjust margins, size of paper, and whether the page is laid out vertically or horizontally in your documents. Word for the web does not display rulers and gridlines. Learn more about differences between using a document in the browser and in Word.

Learn how to Delete a blank page in Word for the web.

Page layout tools, advanced

Not available in Word for the web. Advanced page layout features, such as page borders and line numbers, are only available in the Word desktop app.

Page numbers

Insert page numbers to your document in both Word for the web and the Word desktop app. You also have the ability to apply page numbers to all pages except the first page of your document. To learn more about using page numbers in Word for the web, see What's new in Word for the web.

Paragraph formatting

With Word for the web, you can align paragraphs left, right, or centered; run text right-to-left; increase or decrease indentation; and format paragraphs as a bulleted or numbered list. You can also clear formatting. You can't adjust line spacing in Word for the web. Learn more about differences between using a document in the browser and in Word.

Picture tools

With Word for the web, you can resize pictures and add alternative text in your document. Learn more about differences between using a document in the browser and in Word.

Preformatted font and color schemes

You can use themes to simplify the process of creating matching, professional-looking documents. Themes can be applied to tables, charts, shapes and diagrams to provide consistent fonts, effects, and color schemes.

Present online

Not available in Word for the web. With Word 2013 desktop app, you can use Office Presentation Service or Skype for Business Online to display a document during an online meeting so that colleagues can follow a link to watch as you page through the document.

Print to PDF

With Word for the web, you get a one-click process for generating a PDF and displaying the Print dialog box. Learn more about printing a document in Word for the web.

Printing, advanced

Not available in Word for the web. Advanced printing features, such as printing markups and document properties, are only available in the Word desktop app

Proofing tools

Word for the web automatically checks spelling as you type and applies a wavy red underline to misspelled text. Common AutoCorrect actions are included, such as correcting routine misspellings or converting characters to symbols. Additionally, you can set the proofing language or turn off the spelling checker for selected text. Learn more about differences between using a document in the browser and in Word.

Proofing tools, advanced

Not available in Word for the web. Advanced proofing tools, such as adding new words to the spell check dictionary, applying a custom dictionary, and language and translation tools, are only available in the Word desktop app.

Real-time co-authoring

More than one person can work simultaneously in a document. In Word for the web and Word 2016, real-time presence helps you see where your co-authors are working in the document so that you don't create conflicts as you edit, and you can see changes as they're being made. Word 2013 supports simultaneous editing, but there is no presence indication, and changes can't be seen by multiple authors until the document is saved. To learn more about real-time co-authoring, see What's new in Word for the web and Collaborate on Word documents with real-time co-authoring.

Reference tools

Bibliography, table of contents, and index features display in the document as expected in View mode. In Edit mode, they appear as placeholders that you can delete but not edit or update. Advanced reference tools, such as creating a bibliography, table of contents, index, or table of authorities, are only available in the Word desktop app.

Rendering of text boxes/shapes

You can insert text boxes and shapes and then quickly change the color of text, the inside (fill) color, or the color of the border.

Researcher

Researcher helps you find and incorporate reliable sources and content for your document. Researcher uses Bing to pull in the appropriate content from the web. For more information, see Research for your paper easily within Word.

Rich media

Not available in Word for the web. Advanced rich media features, such as inserting online videos or a PowerPoint video into your Word document, are only available in the Word desktop app.

Rich table formatting

Advanced table formatting, such as choosing pre-set table styles, setting options for header rows and columns, and setting options for shading and borders, are available in both Word for the web and the Word desktop app. To learn more about table formatting in Word for the web, see What's new in Word for the web.

Save as and Download a copy

With Word for the web, you can save a copy of the document locally.

Save as PDF

You can use Word for the web to save or convert your files to PDFs so that you can share them or print them using commercial printers. And you won't need any other software or add-ins.

With Word for the web, it's a one-click process for sending a link that others can use to view or edit the document. Learn more about differences between using a document in the browser and in Word.

Simple table creation

With Word for the web, you can insert a table, edit table text, and easily edit basic table structure, such as adding or deleting rows and columns. More advanced table features, such as custom table styles, cell size, text direction, and sort order, are only available in the Word desktop app.

SmartArt

With Word for the web, existing documents with SmartArt display properly in View mode. In Edit mode, they appear as placeholders that you can delete but not edit. They can't be moved or resized in Word for the web. Advanced art features, such as inserting shapes, charts, text boxes, SmartArt, or WordArt, are only available in the Word desktop app.

Word Online Without Onedrive

Not available in Word for the web. You can view an existing table of contents, but you can't create one using Word for the web. If you have the Word desktop app installed on your computer, then you can use Word to create a table of contents in your document. Learn more about how to create a table of contents.

Table of authority

Not available in Word for the web. You can view an existing table of authority, but you can't create one using Word for the web.

Tap

Use the Tap feature to find and reuse content. Tap surfaces relevant files that you use most frequently, allowing you to focus on document creation rather than searching for files and information. For more information, see Find and use the content you need.

Tell Me

When you need to accomplish something in Word for the web but don't know how, you can use the Tell Me search feature to quickly find what you're looking for. Tell Me understands what you're trying to accomplish and helps you do it faster by making suggestions.

Translation service

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You can translate text, whether a whole file, selected words for phrases, or individual words, with the translation tools available in Word for the web.

Undo and redo

Undo a series of actions, or repeat an action.

VBA and forms scripts

Active X controls, embedded OLR objects, and a signature line will display in the document as expected in View mode. In Edit mode, they appear as placeholders that you can delete but not edit. They can't be moved or resized in Word for the web. Advanced controls and macros are only available in the Word desktop app. Learn more about differences between using a document in the browser and in Word.

View and add comments

With Word for the web, you can insert, edit, or delete comments in Edit mode. You can also reply to a comment or mark it as done, just as you would in Word on the desktop.

Watermarks

Watermarks are text or pictures placed behind the text in your document; for example, you can add text watermarks such as Draft or Confidential. Word has a gallery of watermarks to choose from, or you can create your own custom watermark, such as a company logo for your document.

Word count

Word for the web gives you a rough word count for words in your document. Learn more about word count in Word for the web.

Zoom

Zoom is available in View mode. With Word for the web, use your browser's view settings to zoom in or out in Edit mode. Learn more about word count in Word for the web.

Feature availability

To view feature availability across plans, standalone options, and on-premises solutions, see Office for the web service description.

Operating parameter limitations and specifications

For information about operating parameter limits, see Operating parameter limitations and specifications in Word.

Hi,
Our lab is moving to Word Online in order to keep Office formatting, fonts, figure/margin/feature embedding, citation fields, etc (basically, so we don't have to face the hurdles of flawed inter-format document conversion every time we submit for revisions or grapple with the countless small breakages each conversion entails). However, we have noticed there do not seem to be any bibliographic managers for Word Online.
On first inspection, it appears Word Online has something almost as good in its implementation of footnotes/endnotes. 'Surely these are stored in a recognizable way that can be fed into Zotero or something and be parsed into references,' I thought to myself. After some googling, binging, and yahoo-ing, though, I turned up next to nothing.
Is such a straightforward-seeming conversion between endnotes -> zotero possible at all? If not, how would one go about using online/collaborative document editing such as Word Online (or Google Docs, but we don't really want to touch Google Docs again) with a proper citation manager?
This is relevant because research in general seems to be moving quickly in this direction, and now we rarely have papers being manually edited and emailed around; everything is collaborative because research itself is inherently collaborative -- albeit for some more than others.
Any advice would be appreciated. Even the snarky stuff. ;-)
Cheers,
Gabe