MicrosoftFormerly known as Office Online and now known simply as Office, the web-based apps reside online, accessible through your browser. Instead of installing Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on your computer, you tap into cloud-based varieties of the different programs—similar to Google Docs—and all you need is a web browser such as Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Internet Explorer, or a similar program.
Instead of storing your files and documents on your computer, you save them to Microsoft OneDrive for business, the company's cloud-based storage service. The only catch is that the Office for the web apps aren't as feature-packed as their desktop counterparts. You'll find basic editing and formatting commands but not much more.
Office for the web offers the four core programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. But you can also tap into other apps, including Outlook, Calendar, People, Skype for business, and OneDrive. Another app called Sway allows you to create interactive reports and presentations.
