As shown in CIS 105:
You can also gain free access to Excel Online by following these steps:
- If you don't already have a Microsoft Live account, sign up for one: https://signup.live.com/signup Links to an external site.
- Then sign in to Office using your Microsoft Live account (look at top right corner to sign in): https://www.office.com/ Links to an external site.
- Once you're logged-in:
- Click on the Excel icon
- Click on "New blank workbook"
- Start using free Excel Online
- You can save your spreadsheets to OneDrive (you get 5GB of space)
Note that at no point in the above process should you be required to provide your credit card information. There are other ways to gain "free" trails of Excel, but all of those require you to provide your credit card information and will start billing you once the free trial ends. So please be sure to use the process laid out above for free access.
Also note that here might be minor differences between Excel Desktop (which was used while making the spreadsheet demo videos) and the above free Excel Online version.
As shown in ENG 101:
(Note: FYC courses do not show the option of accessing Microsoft Office online; most students utilize Google Docs if they do not have a licensed product.)
◦ If you created your project using Google Docs, convert it into a file by clicking File → Download (not “Print to PDF”), then selecting Microsoft Word (.docx).
