Technology
Navigating Onedrive in Microsoft Education
Last modified 9/17/2025
This guide provides basic navigation steps for using OneDrive within the Microsoft Education LTI within your canvas course.
The primary button for adding content is the blue "+Create or upload" 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"
- Home: This is a shortcut to your most recent and frequently used files.
- My Files: This is the main section where all your personal files and folders are stored.
- Shared: Here you can find files and folders that have been shared with you by other users.
- 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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