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After you have installed ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors on your computer, you can easily connect the application to your existing Personal cloud so that you can use all the product capabilities:

collaborative features, such as collaborative editing, reviewing, commenting and communicating via the built-in chat,
online features, such as Mail Merge in the Document Editor.

Please note: if you want to connect ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors to the updated ONLYOFFICE Personal and work with your files from the desktop environment, you need to update the desktop app to version 6.4.2 or higher to avoid any issues.

An Internet connection is required for connecting a Personal cloud, as well as for real-time co-editing and using online features.

Step 1. Connect to your Personal cloud

To connect Desktop Editors to your your Personal cloud account perform the following actions:

Switch to the Connect to cloud section on the left side panel.
Click the ONLYOFFICE button to connect to your Personal cloud. Alternatively, you can use the Connect now link at the bottom.
The Connect to cloud office window opens with the ONLYOFFICE option selected.
- in the Cloud office URL field, enter the Personal cloud URL address which is common for all users: https://personal.onlyoffice.com. When ready, click the Connect now button.
- The Personal cloud sign in page will open in a new tab of the Desktop Editors interface.
  - Specify your email and the password you use to access your account,
  - Click the Log In button.

The My documents section of your Personal cloud will open. Now you can manage your documents stored in your Personal cloud, create or upload new ones, share documents via external links and edit them collaboratively.

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Connecting Desktop Editors to your Personal cloud

Step 1. Connect to your Personal cloud