TOC and qs prereqs

tamram · tamram · commit accc91ac1173 · 2018-11-15T16:37:08.000-05:00
diff --git a/articles/storage/blobs/TOC.yml b/articles/storage/blobs/TOC.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   items:
   - name: Create a storage account
     href: ../common/storage-quickstart-create-account.md?toc=%2fazure%2fstorage%2fblobs%2ftoc.json
-  - name: Work with blobs - UI and script
+  - name: Manage blobs without code
     items:    
     - name: Azure portal
       href: storage-quickstart-blobs-portal.md
diff --git a/articles/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-cli.md b/articles/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-cli.md
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ The Azure CLI is Azure's command-line experience for managing Azure resources. Y
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) before you begin.
-
-Create an Azure storage account in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.StorageAccount-ARM). For help creating the account, see [Create a storage account](../common/storage-quickstart-create-account.md).
+[!INCLUDE [storage-quickstart-prereq-include](../../../includes/storage-quickstart-prereq-include.md)]
 
 [!INCLUDE [cloud-shell-try-it.md](../../../includes/cloud-shell-try-it.md)]
 
diff --git a/articles/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-dotnet.md b/articles/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-dotnet.md
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ In this quickstart, you learn how to use the Azure Storage client library for .N
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) before you begin.
-
-Create an Azure storage account in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.StorageAccount-ARM). For help creating the account, see [Create a storage account](../common/storage-quickstart-create-account.md).
+[!INCLUDE [storage-quickstart-prereq-include](../../../includes/storage-quickstart-prereq-include.md)]
 
 Next, download and install .NET Core 2.0 for your operating system. If you are running Windows, you can install Visual Studio and use the .NET Framework if you prefer. You can also choose to install an editor to use with your operating system.
 
diff --git a/articles/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-go.md b/articles/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-go.md
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@ In this quickstart, you learn how to use the Go programming language to upload,
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) before you begin.
+[!INCLUDE [storage-quickstart-prereq-include](../../../includes/storage-quickstart-prereq-include.md)]
 
-Create an Azure storage account in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.StorageAccount-ARM). For help creating the account, see [Create a storage account](../common/storage-quickstart-create-account.md).
-
-Make sure you have the following prerequisites installed:
+Make sure you have the following additional prerequisites installed:
  
 * [Go 1.8 or above](https://golang.org/dl/)
 * [Azure Storage Blob SDK for Go](https://github.com/azure/azure-storage-blob-go/) using `go get -u github.com/Azure/azure-storage-blob-go/azblob`. 
diff --git a/articles/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-java-v10.md b/articles/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-java-v10.md
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@ In this quickstart, you learn how to use the new Java Storage SDK to upload, dow
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) before you begin.
+[!INCLUDE [storage-quickstart-prereq-include](../../../includes/storage-quickstart-prereq-include.md)]
 
-Create an Azure storage account in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.StorageAccount-ARM). For help creating the account, see [Create a storage account](../common/storage-quickstart-create-account.md).
-
-Make sure you have the following prerequisites installed:
+Make sure you have the following additional prerequisites installed:
 
 * [Maven](http://maven.apache.org/download.cgi) to work from the command line, or any Java integrated development environment that you prefer
 * [JDK](https://aka.ms/azure-jdks)
diff --git a/articles/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-javascript-client-libraries.md b/articles/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-javascript-client-libraries.md
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ This quickstart demonstrates how to manage blobs from code running entirely in t
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) before you begin.
-
-Create an Azure storage account in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.StorageAccount-ARM). For help creating the account, see [Create a storage account](../common/storage-quickstart-create-account.md).
+[!INCLUDE [storage-quickstart-prereq-include](../../../includes/storage-quickstart-prereq-include.md)]
 
 ## Setting up storage account CORS rules 
 Before your web application can access a blob storage from the client, the account must be configured to enable [cross-origin resource sharing](https://docs.microsoft.com/rest/api/storageservices/cross-origin-resource-sharing--cors--support-for-the-azure-storage-services), or CORS. 
diff --git a/articles/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-nodejs-v10.md b/articles/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-nodejs-v10.md
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ In this quickstart, you learn to use the [Azure Storage v10 SDK for JavaScript](
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) before you begin.
-
-Create an Azure storage account in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.StorageAccount-ARM). For help creating the account, see [Create a storage account](../common/storage-quickstart-create-account.md).
+[!INCLUDE [storage-quickstart-prereq-include](../../../includes/storage-quickstart-prereq-include.md)]
 
 ## Download the sample application
 
diff --git a/articles/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-php.md b/articles/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-php.md
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@ In this quickstart, you learn how to use PHP to upload, download, and list block
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) before you begin.
+[!INCLUDE [storage-quickstart-prereq-include](../../../includes/storage-quickstart-prereq-include.md)]
 
-Create an Azure storage account in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.StorageAccount-ARM). For help creating the account, see [Create a storage account](../common/storage-quickstart-create-account.md).
-
-Make sure you have the following prerequisites installed:
+Make sure you have the following additional prerequisites installed:
 
 * Install [PHP](http://php.net/downloads.php)
 * Install [the Azure Storage SDK for PHP](https://github.com/Azure/azure-storage-php)
diff --git a/articles/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-portal.md b/articles/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-portal.md
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ In this quickstart, you learn how to use the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) before you begin.
-
-Create an Azure storage account in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.StorageAccount-ARM). For help creating the account, see [Create a storage account](../common/storage-quickstart-create-account.md).
+[!INCLUDE [storage-quickstart-prereq-include](../../../includes/storage-quickstart-prereq-include.md)]
 
 ## Create a container
 
diff --git a/articles/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-powershell.md b/articles/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-powershell.md
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ Use the Azure PowerShell module to create and manage Azure resources. Creating o
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) before you begin.
-
-Create an Azure storage account in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.StorageAccount-ARM). For help creating the account, see [Create a storage account](../common/storage-quickstart-create-account.md).
+[!INCLUDE [storage-quickstart-prereq-include](../../../includes/storage-quickstart-prereq-include.md)]
 
 This quickstart requires the Azure PowerShell module version 3.6 or later. Run `Get-Module -ListAvailable AzureRM` to find the version. If you need to install or upgrade, see [Install Azure PowerShell module](/powershell/azure/install-azurerm-ps).
 
diff --git a/articles/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-python.md b/articles/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-python.md
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ In this quickstart, you'll see how to use Python to upload, download, and list b
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) before you begin.
+[!INCLUDE [storage-quickstart-prereq-include](../../../includes/storage-quickstart-prereq-include.md)]
 
-Create an Azure storage account in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.StorageAccount-ARM). For help creating the account, see [Create a storage account](../common/storage-quickstart-create-account.md).
+Make sure you have the following additional prerequisites installed:
 
-Make sure you have the following prerequisites installed:* Install [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
+* Install [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
 * Download and install [Azure Storage SDK for Python](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python). 
 
 ## Download the sample application
diff --git a/articles/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-ruby.md b/articles/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-ruby.md
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@ In this quickstart, you learn how to use Ruby to upload, download, and list bloc
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) before you begin.
+[!INCLUDE [storage-quickstart-prereq-include](../../../includes/storage-quickstart-prereq-include.md)]
 
-Create an Azure storage account in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.StorageAccount-ARM). For help creating the account, see [Create a storage account](../common/storage-quickstart-create-account.md).
-
-Make sure you have the following prerequisites installed:
+Make sure you have the following additional prerequisites installed:
 
 * Install [Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/)
 * Install the [Azure Storage library for Ruby](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/storage/blobs/storage-ruby-how-to-use-blob-storage#configure-your-application-to-access-storage) using the rubygem package. 
diff --git a/articles/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-storage-explorer.md b/articles/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-storage-explorer.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ author: tamram
 ms.custom: mvc
 ms.service: storage
 ms.topic: quickstart
-ms.date: 10/09/2018
+ms.date: 11/15/2018
 ms.author: tamram
 ---
 
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@ In this quickstart, you learn how to use [Azure Storage Explorer](https://azure.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) before you begin.
+[!INCLUDE [storage-quickstart-prereq-include](../../../includes/storage-quickstart-prereq-include.md)]
 
 This quickstart requires that you install Azure Storage Explorer. To install Azure Storage Explorer for Windows, Macintosh, or Linux, see [Azure Storage Explorer](https://azure.microsoft.com/features/storage-explorer/).
 
-[!INCLUDE [storage-create-account-portal-include](../../../includes/storage-create-account-portal-include.md)]
-
 ## Log in to Storage Explorer
 
 On first launch, the **Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer - Connect** window is shown. Storage Explorer provides several ways to connect to storage accounts. The following table lists the different ways you can connect:
diff --git a/includes/storage-quickstart-prereq-include.md b/includes/storage-quickstart-prereq-include.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+title: "include file"
+description: "include file"
+services: storage
+author: tamram
+ms.service: storage
+ms.topic: "include"
+ms.date: 11/15/2018
+ms.author: tamram
+ms.custom: "include file"
+---
+
+To access Azure Storage, you'll need an Azure subscription. If you don't already have a subscription, then create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) before you begin.
+
+All access to Azure Storage takes place through a storage account. If you don't already have a storage account that you would like to use, then create an Azure storage account in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.StorageAccount-ARM). You can also create a storage account using Azure PowerShell or Azure CLI. For help creating the account, see [Create a storage account](../articles/storage/common/storage-quickstart-create-account.md).
