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Navigating Onedrive in Microsoft 365 Education

Last modified 7/31/2026

This guide provides basic navigation steps for using OneDrive within the Microsoft 365 Education LTI within your Canvas course.

Access OneDrive by selecting Microsoft Education in the Course Navigation and then selecting OneDrive:

Screenshot of the Microsoft Education home page in Canvas

You will see your OneDrive account, with all your content and features that you would see when accessing OneDrive outside of Canvas:

Screenshot of OneDrive home page in Canvas

You will use the OneDrive navigation on the left to toggle to your OneDrive content. These options are as follows:

Create New: The primary button for adding new content to OneDrive here is the blue "+" Plus Sign button in the top-left corner.

  • Clicking this button reveals a drop-down menu with options to create or upload different types of content
    • Create a new file: You can select from options like a Word document, Excel Workbook, or PowerPoint presentation.
    • Upload existing files: Choose to upload a sing file or an entire folder with "File upload" or "Folder upload"

Screenshot of Create New button

  • Home: This is a shortcut to your most recent and frequently used files.

Screenshot of the Home page in OneDrive

  • My Files: This is the main section where all your personal files and folders are stored.

Screenshot of the My Files page in OneDrive

  • Shared: Here you can find files and folders that have been shared by you with others, and also shared with you by other users:

Screenshot of the Shared Items page in OneDrive

  • Favorites: This section displays any files you have marked as a favorite for quick and easy access to your documents.
    • Clicking on the Favorites tab will open a new browser tab.

  • Recycle bin: Files and Folders that have been deleted are temporarily stored here. You can restore them from this section until they have been automatically cleared after a certain period.

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