To access these free web apps, just head to Office.com and sign in with a free Microsoft account. Click an application icon—like Word, Excel, or PowerPoint—to open the web version of that application. You can also drag and drop a file from your computer onto the Office.com page.

Follow these steps to start working on a document via the Web: Visit Microsoft Office. Sign up or sign in with an existing account. After signing in, you’ll be redirected to Microsoft Office Home. You’ll see the Microsoft Office apps that you can use for free in the menu on the left. Click on the Microsoft Word icon.

Go to office.com/login and select Word. Rename a document Select the title at the top and type a name. Your changes are saved automatically in Word for the web. Note: If you can’t edit the name, you might be in Reading View. Select Edit Document > Edit in Browser. Create, edit and share documents with Microsoft Word online.