An Excel file was sent to you but you can’t open it? Or want to convert a spreadsheet to another open format or PDF? Call Google Drive to the rescue! Since this free service from the American company is available, there is no longer any need to install a trial version of the Office suite or a free alternative like LibreOffice: you can do everything on any computer without installing anything. Not content with being free, this solution is also compatible with the most widely used spreadsheets on the market. You can open, edit, and even convert files for easier sharing.
Google Sheets: how to import an Excel document
Extremely simple:
- meeting day drive.google.com from your browser and create a Google account if you don’t have one yet (normally if you have a Gmail address it’s fine)
- Import Excel document (.xls or .xlsx) for import
- Click on the top left in Google Drive + to open the menu
- click import a fileselect and verify your Excel file in the dialog
- You can also drag it directly into the tree. my drive under +
- come on fans my drive and right click on the imported file
- To choose Open with > Google Sheets
Your file has turned into a classic Google Sheets. You can edit it, share it with other people or other Google Drive users with a link, collaborate on it…but you can also export it in any format you want. For him:
- go to menu File > Download as
You can then choose to make it a classic Excel file (.xlsx) as if you edited it in Microsoft Office. Or an OpenDocument (.odt), PDF (.pdf), HTML (.zip archive), .csv, or .tsv file. Are you using the Google Drive package as an alternative to Microsoft Office? Share your views in the comments.
