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How to Edit Microsoft Office Files in Google Drive

February 27, 2020 by Kasey Bell

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In this post, I will show you how to edit Microsoft Office files in Google Drive!

How to Edit Microsoft Office Files in Google DriveThis is the best of both worlds!

If you are using Google Drive to store your files, you may find yourself with some Microsoft files that you would like to edit without having to download and open in their native applications.

I rarely use Microsoft Office these days, but occasionally I am sent Office files to view or edit.

(My eyes usually roll when I see a giant .pptx file attached to an email.)

Anyway, I realize some users still need to edit Office files for various reasons.

So below I have detailed How to Edit Microsoft Office Files in Google Drive.

How to Edit Microsoft Office Files in Google Drive

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How to Edit Microsoft Office Files in Google Drive

To be clear, this post is about editing native Office files in Google apps without converting. Please remember that formatting will get wonky! But it is nice to have this ability when you need it.

How to Edit Microsoft Office Files in Google Drive

Files Supported

I wish I could say that all Microsoft files could be edited from Google Drive, but there are only three, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

The following Office file types are supported:

  • Word files: .doc, .docx, .dot
  • Excel files: .xls, .xlsx, .xlsm (macro enabled Excel files), .xlt
  • Powerpoint files: .ppt, .pptx, .pps, .pot

Note: If you edit Word, Excel, or PowerPoint documents older than Office 2007, files will be saved to a newer format when editing using Office editing.

Upload Office Files to Google Drive

In order to edit these files in Drive, they must first be stored in your Google Drive. Here’s how to upload:

  1. On your computer, go to drive.google.com.
  2. At the top left, click New and then File upload.
  3. Choose the file you want to upload.

No Chrome Extension Needed

First, it is important to mention that this functionality no longer requires a special Chrome extension. If you have installed the “Office Editing for Docs, Sheets, and Slides,” extension, you must remove it from Google Chrome.

Admins: If your organization uses the Office compatibility app in Chrome, you may experience issues using this feature. To learn more about disabling this app for your domain or having users remove it, see here.

Open an Office file in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides

  1. In Google Drive, double-click the Office file. This will open a preview of your file.
  2. At the top, click Open in Google Docs/Sheets/Slides.
    • If you don’t see this option, click Open with   and then Google Docs/Sheets/Slides
  3. You can now edit, share, view version history, collaborate in real-time with others, and more. All changes you make will be saved to the original Microsoft Office file.

Note: If you view but don’t edit an Office file in Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides, the original Office file will not change.

To learn more about what you can do with the document, visit the Google Docs Help Center.


Looking for more Google Tips? Check out these posts:

  • 13 Tips to Organize Your Google Drive
  • How to Insert Audio in Google Slides (Step-by-Step)
  • Force Users to Make a Copy of a Google Doc!
  • 8 Fantastic Ways to Find Anything in Google Drive

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Filed Under: edtech, educational technology, Free Resources for teachers, GAFE, Google, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Tips, Instructional Technology, Microsoft Office, Tips and Tricks Tagged With: google docs, google drive, microsoft office

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  1. Ron Plath says

    May 26, 2015 at 9:39 am

    Hi! I love all the tips and tricks you leave here! I was hoping you might turn some of these into a Google Doc or Google Slides so we can print these out and use them in hand while working on the computer. Any chance of that, please?

  2. Kasey Bell says

    May 26, 2015 at 6:46 pm

    I hope to do more of those in the future!

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