Sometimes you may want to have your spreadsheet stored on a physical device to access it offline. Due to Google Sheets being online, it’s easy to forget that you can actually download your Google Sheets documents and even edit them with Excel, just as you would an Excel spreadsheet. Read on to find out how you can easily do this.
How to Open Google Sheet Spreadsheets With Excel
Google Sheets has a download feature that lets you export your spreadsheets in various file formats. These formats include PDF, HTML, ODS, CSV, TSV, and of course, XLSX. Of these formats, XLSX is the one that Excel uses, and exporting your file in this format will allow you to open and edit it with Excel.
An extra perk of exporting your spreadsheet as XLSX is that not only do you get to open the spreadsheet itself with Excel, but you will also have all of your comments, charts, scripts, and even revisions exported for use in Excel. This is a great feature if you want to move your Google Sheets project to Excel entirely.
First, you need to download your Google Sheets document as an XLSX file.
Open your spreadsheet in Google Sheets. Go to the File menu. Go to Download and then select Microsoft Excel (. xlsx).
This will then automatically download the spreadsheet file in XLSX format. From here on, all you need to do is to open the file with Excel. If you’re looking to share your spreadsheet with other Google Sheets users, then read our in-depth guide on how to share and protect your Google sheets.
From Google Sheets to Microsoft Excel
Though Google Sheets is on par with Excel when it comes to creating and manipulating spreadsheets, some users still prefer the good old Excel. If you’re looking for a way to share your Google Sheets document with Excel users, or if you simply want to keep an offline copy of it, then you should export your Google Sheets document.
Now that you know how to do this, nothing should get in the way of you sharing your spreadsheets with colleagues and friends.
