, also known as Docs for Facebook, at Facebook's F8 conference on Wednesday. Created by Microsoft's FUSE Labs, the online app allows you to create, edit, and share Microsoft Office documents with your Facebook friends.

As of now, the service is still in beta; anyone can view documents, but in order to edit or create new ones, you'll have to join a wait list. I was able to take an early peek at the full functionality, though. Here's a look at what I found.

At a glance, Docs for Facebook seems awfully similar to Microsoft's recently announced . And it is: The service is actually powered by Office 2010. The main difference, really, is the existence of the Facebook connection and the added sharing opportunities it presents.

That connection starts with your very first step: You sign in to Docs for Facebook using your Facebook ID, either at Docs.com or within the official . Once you're signed in, you can create or upload new Word, Excel, or Powerpoint documents, or you can view documents created by any of your Facebook friends. The experience is essentially identical whether you're accessing it via Docs.com or via the in-site Facebook application.