Fortunately, Google Sheets makes it easy to download a spreadsheet as an Excel file or in other formats Here are step-by-step instructions for how to download and open a Google Sheet in Excel. MORE: Best Chromebooks Available Now

  1. Click File. 2. Click Download as.
  2. Select Microsoft Excel. You can select PDF document if you want to download the spreadsheet as a file that can’t be edited. If you want to use another spreadsheet editor, you can select OpenDocument, Comma-separated values or Tab-separated values.
  3. Open your downloaded Google Sheet. You’ve opened your Google Sheet in Excel.

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