How To Download A Google Doc On Chromebook

The easiest way to do this is simply to launch docs from the app launcher.

How to download a google doc on chromebook. If you d rather keep the google doc in an editable state you can make it available offline instead. Find your file and double click it to open. A chrome web browser opens and loads docs and a new document automatically. Google docs can view word documents not perfectly if the document is complex but if you want to edit that docx or doc file in docs it will need to be converted into google doc s file format hence the second file appearing. Once docs is open the name of your new document untitled document appears in the top left corner as shown.

Tap in the bottom right corner of the google doc file. Tap the grey available offline switch. Click the name untitled document. It s because the microsoft word document format is proprietary google don t have full rights to use it. At the corner of your screen click the launcher up arrow.

Trying to save a doc file one i have created on to the chromebook s memory or sd card by using save as. You cannot create a copy to the chromebook itself either as this will only offer to save it elsewhere on drive. If you haven t yet download the office file to your chromebook.