ICloud between 2 iMacs?

Hi,
I have an iMac at home and in my office, both with Lion. I'm eagerly looking forward to iOS 5 and iCloud in order to share files between them. My two questions are:
1. Does the new software enable file sharing between 2 iMacs?
2. Does this file sharing extend to Microsoft Office products (in particular, Excel)?
Thanks a lot.
RIP Steve Jobs

rhodrifromoxford wrote:
1. Does the new software enable file sharing between 2 iMacs?
Yes, but see below.
2. Does this file sharing extend to Microsoft Office products (in particular, Excel)?
Not at present. The file sharing applies only to programs which have been written to take advantage of it - at present I believe this is limited to TextEdit and iWork. It's not available as a general file sharing facility in the manner of the iDisk.

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