What is Word Online and who gets it?

- [Instructor] So what exactly is Word Online,…and who gets it?…Well, that's what we're going to explore in this movie.…First off, you need to know that Word Online is free.…And as part of Office Online,…that includes more than just Word Online.…It also includes Excel, PowerPoint, even OneNote.…The online part should tell you it's web-based.…In other words, you don't need…to install anything onto your computer.…You use Office Online,…specifically for this course, Word Online,…right from within your browser.…And since it runs in your browser,…this means you can be on a Windows PC,…a Linux PC, even a Mac,…running Word Online from a variety of browsers…that don't even need any special plugins…or extensions to work.…

So you can access Word Online from Internet Explorer,…Edge, Safari, Firefox, Chrome, and so on.…When you open up a browser and navigate to Word Online,…you'll be prompted to sign in.…So if don't already have some kind of Microsoft account,…like an Outlook.com account, Windows Live account,…even an old Hotmail account,…