You try it - Google Drive & Docs
Transcript of You try it - Google Drive & Docs
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Now You Try It!
• Upload a Microsoft Word document to Google Drive
• Open the Microsoft Word document and convert it to Google Docs format
• Share the Google Docs document
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Go to your Gmail account and click on the icon indicated in the image below…
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Then click on the Drive icon…
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When Google Drive opens, click on the New icon…
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…and select File upload
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Choose a Microsoft Word document to upload (it may be in .doc or .docx format)
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Once the file has uploaded, double-clickon it to open it
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When the document has opened in the preview window,click on Edit and the document will be converted to Google Docs format…
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… and open in a new editing window.
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To share the file, click on the Share icon in the upper right part of the screen…
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…then type an email address in the text box…
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…and choose whether the recipient can edit, only comment, or only view the document.
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When you’re finished, you can close the browser tab and your work will be saved automatically.
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When you return to Google Drive, notice how there are now two versions of your document: the original Microsoft Word document
(with a W icon), and a new Google Docs version below it.