If your company or organization now leans hard on Zoom to hold video meetings and relies on Google productivity tools, including Calendar, you'll want to add this extension to Chrome.įrom the new Zoom-ish icon beside the address bar, you can launch a Zoom session on the fly, with or without video switched on to start, or schedule a later Zoom meeting on Google Calendar. After signing into Edge with credentials linked to a Microsoft 365 or Office 365 subscription, the user can select 'Office 365' from the drop-down menu that appears after clicking on the new tab page's gear icon.

Use Edge rather than Chrome? Although this add-on works in the Chromium-based Edge, the same functionality has been baked into the browser's new tab page. (Before that file opens, it is automatically uploaded to OneDrive, deposited in a folder named 'Office extension.') Alternately, clicking 'Upload and Open' displays a file selector, from which a locally-stored document can be opened by the appropriate app. MicrosoftĬlicking on the Office extension's icon - marked by the arrow - brings up an app launchpad and the most recently-accessed files from OneDrive.Īfter installing the add-on, click the Office logo icon next to the address bar, and select the appropriate choice those with access to a Microsoft or Office 365 account should pick the bottom-most of the pair - 'Sign in with a work or school account' - and then enter the credentials if necessary.įrom the drop-down menu that appears when the icon is clicked, choose one of the apps available for that subscription, or one of the most-recent files accessed earlier from OneDrive. Remember: These are the online versions of Word, Excel and so on, so they are not up to the snuff of locally-installed applications.

Like that Office home page, the extension provides quick access to all online apps available through the user's subscription, from Word and Excel to PowerPoint and Teams.

This Microsoft-made add-on saves the steps it takes to open the website and sign in to a Microsoft or Office 365 account. Computerworld selected five that should make work-at-home work time more productive. With Chrome being the most-used browser by a country mile - in March, it accounted for almost 69% of all browser activity - it makes the most sense to highlight its add-ons.

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