Moving from Google to SkyDrive

You don’t need to get a new email address to use SkyDrive, and you won’t lose your Google Docs. Sign up here to try out your free SkyDrive account. We can automatically add your Google contacts to your SkyDrive account, and moving your Google Docs to SkyDrive is a snap.

Import your Google contacts to SkyDrive

  1. From your SkyDrive contacts , select Google contacts.

  2. Connect your Google account to your SkyDrive account.

  3. Sign in to your Google account and give Microsoft access.

You're done! And you’re all set up to share your SkyDrive photos or files with those friends. Just right-click any file or photo on your SkyDrive, and then click Share.

Add your Google Docs to SkyDrive

  1. Sign in to Gmail and find your Google Drive folder.

  2. Select All, click More, click Download, and then save your Google Docs as Office documents on your desktop.

  3. Go to your SkyDrive account , and then drag your files from your desktop to your SkyDrive folder.

That’s it! Now you, and anyone you choose to share with, can use the free Office Web Apps in a browser to edit your files.