How to convert Google Docs Document into Microsoft Office Format

Convert Google Docs Document into Microsoft Office Format

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cle we are going to learn about converting Google Docs Documents into Microsoft Office Format. Microsoft office suite is widely used by worldwide because of its simplicity and easy to use. Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and other Google apps has its own format by default. But you can download Google apps documents into your local drive as Microsoft Office files, whether you just download whole document library or only single document. 

Download Single or Multiple Files from Google Drive

First head to Google Drive website then click go to Google Drive and then Sign In with your Gmail account. After successfully login with your Gmail account, Navigate the document you want to download and select the document you want to download just by clicking it. You can press and hold Ctrl key for selecting multiple files.

Right click to the selected document and simply click on download button or you can do this by doing other way. Simply select file then click on 3 vertical dots at top of the left hand corner and click on download. Your browser will download the documents in Microsoft Office format–.docx for documents, .xlsx for spreadsheets, and .pptx for presentations. If you select multiple documents then your browser will download the documents in ZIP file format.

Download file using right click

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Download All Google Document Files as Microsoft Office Documents

For doing this, you need to head to the Google Takeout website. So what does Google Takeout Do? Normally Google Takeout export all your data from multiple Google Services. Here we are going to just click on “Select None” at the top.

Google Takeover - Select Data to Export

Scroll down and enable “Drive” option. Then click on drive icon or arrow to see more default settings. Now from here we can change the settings according to our convenience. Google Takeover export every single document in Google drive and convert it as Microsoft Office File Format.

Google Takeover - Google Drive Settings

When you’re ready to continue, click “Next” at the bottom of the page and then click “Create Archive” on the next page. Google will create an archive of all your documents and provide a download link.

Google Takeover - Download Google Drive Files

If your facing any problem related to Google Drive Apps you can visit to Common Google Drive Apps Problems and their Solutions link to troubleshoot and resolve your issues. I hope after reading this article you’ll definitely understand How to convert Google Docs Document into Microsoft Office Format.