# Microsoft Office

## Overview

[Microsoft Office](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Office), or simply Office, is a family of client software, server software, and services developed by Microsoft. It was first announced by Bill Gates on August 1, 1988, at COMDEX in Las Vegas.

[Office Online](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Online) (known before 2014 as Office Web Apps and as of July 2019 as Office) is an online office suite offered by Microsoft, which allows users to create and edit files using lightweight Microsoft Office web apps: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote.

[Labii](https://www.labii.com) has integrates Microsoft Office Online with our ELN & LIMS, enable you to use the the office that are the most familiar to you.

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Please note, you need a Microsoft office account to use these widgets, the account email have to be exactly the same to your Labii login email.
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**Permissions**

* The created documents only available to the users within the project.
* The **write** permission will be granted to users who can edit the project
* The **read** permission will be granted to the users who have view permissions
* Once the experiment/document is signed, the **read** permission will be reassigned

## Type of account

Microsoft treat the personal account and business account, as such, Labii creates many widgets to meet the specific requirements.

| Widgets                                                                                                 | Account                                                         |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p>Microsoft Word</p><p>Microsoft Excel</p><p>Microsoft Powerpoint</p>                                  | No account/login required                                       |
| <p>Microsoft Word (Personal)</p><p>Microsoft Excel (Personal)</p><p>Microsoft Powerpoint (Personal)</p> | <p>Microsoft OneDrive personal account</p><p>Login required</p> |
| <p>Microsoft Word (Business)</p><p>Microsoft Excel (Business)</p><p>Microsoft Powerpoint (Business)</p> | <p>Microsoft OneDrive business account</p><p>Login required</p> |

## How to use

1. [Add a section](/user-guide/detail-view/sections.md#add-section) with one of the Microsoft widgets
2. Click "**Create document**" to create a new document
3. Click "**Upload**" to upload an existing document
4. Use **Edit** to use Office Online to edit this word document
5. Use **Replace** to re-upload a new file
6. Use **Standalone** to open the widget in a new window
7. Use **Sync Permission** to update the document's permission. The permission of the document might be different after you add or remove users to the project. Use this button to sync the permission.
8. To download a document, click **view/edit**, and then click the download.

## Microsoft Word

[Microsoft Word](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Word) (or simply Word) is a word processor developed by Microsoft. Use Microsoft Word for the best word processing and document creation.

With the widget **Microsoft Word**, you are able to create a word document directly inside your ELN, and use all features come with the Word.

* Use **Edit** to use Office online to edit this word document
* Use **Standalone** to open the widget in a new window
* Use **Sync Permission** to update the document's permission. The permission of the document might be different after you add or remove users to the project. Use this button to sync the permission.

## Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel is the industry leading spreadsheet program, a powerful data visualization and analysis tool.

With the widget **Microsoft Excel**, you are able to create an excel document directly inside your ELN, and use all features come with the Excel.

* Use **Edit** to use Office online to edit this word document
* Use **Standalone** to open the widget in a new window
* Use **Sync Permission** to update the document's permission. The permission of the document might be different after you add or remove users to the project. Use this button to sync the permission.

## Microsoft PowerPoint

[Microsoft PowerPoint](https://business.tutsplus.com/tutorials/what-is-microsoft-powerpoint--cms-29732) is a professional tool for making presentations that's been around for decades. It's got a number of features that make it a powerful presentation tool.

With the widget **Microsoft PowerPoint**, you are able to create a powerpoint document directly inside your ELN, and use all features come with the PowerPoint.

* Use **Edit** to use Office online to edit this word document
* Use **Standalone** to open the widget in a new window
* Use **Sync Permission** to update the document's permission. The permission of the document might be different after you add or remove users to the project. Use this button to sync the permission.


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