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Edit a file on kDrive (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
This guide explains how to create, save, and edit a file online from Infomaniak's kDrive using Docs, Grids, or Points.
kDrive natively integrates the Docs, Grids, and Points applications, allowing you to create, edit, and collaborate online on Word .docx, Excel .xlsx, and PowerPoint .ppsx documents.
Your files are never analyzed and are exclusively stored in Switzerland. Learn more: https://news.infomaniak.com/collaboration-en-ligne/
Prerequisites
- Own a kDrive
- Know your kDrive identifier (IDkDrive):
- Log in to your kDrive (https://kdrive.infomaniak.com/)
- The address displayed at the top of your browser contains a number: kdrive.infomaniak.com/app/drive/123456/
- This number (in the example 123456) is your kDrive identifier (IDkDrive)
- So you will need to write https://IDkDrive.connect.kdrive.infomaniak.com whenever necessary (https://123456.connect.kdrive.infomaniak.com, for example, as the WebDav address)
Create a document, spreadsheet, or presentation
To access kDrive and create the document:
- Log in to the Infomaniak Manager (manager.infomaniak.com) from a web browser like Brave or Firefox
- Click on the icon in the top right corner of the interface (or navigate through the left side menu, for example)
- Choose kDrive (Collaborative Tools universe)
- Click on the name of the relevant object in the displayed table
- The kDrive tree structure appears in the left sidebar
- Open the folder in which to create an Office document
- Click on the New button in the top left
- Choose the type of document to create (document, spreadsheet, presentation, text)
- Give the file a name
Save a file
When working online on your Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files, they are automatically saved every time you make changes.
In case of doubt, you can manually save a document:
- Click on File then Save (if "Save" is disabled, the file has already been saved). If needed, you can download a copy of your file in the format of your choice by clicking on Download as...
Edit a Word, Excel, and PowerPoint document
To go further in editing documents from your kDrive on a mobile device, use a recommended application to edit your Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents on a smartphone or tablet.
Download the iOS version / Download the Android version- Download Documents for your smartphone (link above)
- Open the app on your device
- Go to the Clouds menu at the bottom of the screen
- Choose WebDav from the list of Clouds
- Enter the requested information:
- Server: https://IDkDrive.connect.kdrive.infomaniak.com (read the prerequisites above)
- Login: Infomaniak account login email
- Password:
- If two-step verification is disabled: Infomaniak account password
- With two-step verification: generate an application password
- Access your kDrive and edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files from the Clouds menu at the bottom of the screen
Documents with a password
When working online on your Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files, these can be previously protected with a password. Therefore, the password will be required to open the file in the Infomaniak interface, but it will disappear when saving your document within kDrive.
Indeed, it is not possible to set a password when saving a document on kDrive, nor to retain the existing password.