Get started creating your first mash-up

Step 1: Sign up

Step 2: Embed the workbook

Step 3: Mash it up!

Step 1: Sign up

Before you can embed your Excel workbook on a host web page, you will need to upload it a folder on SkyDrive and then set permissions on the workbook. Sign up for a free SkyDrive account and begin storing your files on your own SkyDrive storage space in just minutes.

Step 2: Embed the workbook

Once you have your workbook uploaded to a SkyDrive folder and have set permissions, you can use the SkyDrive Embed dialog box to get the HTML and JavaScript code that will embed the workbook on your host web page.

Step 3: Mash it up

Use the Excel Services JavaScript library to make rich data mashups using data from your embedded workbook. Walk through a step-by-step example that shows how to create a mashup using Bing Maps and an embedded workbook.