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Your Word file is automatically opened in Google Docs.

Open the Google Drive app on your device and navigate to where the Word file you want to open is located. We’ll show you how to work with a Word file in your Google Drive account on an iPhone, but the process is similar on other platforms and with other files. When you select an Office file to open in the Google Drive app, it’s automatically opened in the appropriate Google document app. However, you also need to install the Google Drive app on iOS or Android. You can also open and edit Office files using the Google Docs app for iOS or Android (for Word files), the Google Sheets app for iOS or Android (for Excel files), or the Google Slides app for iOS or Android (for PowerPoint files). How to Work with Microsoft Office Files on Google Drive on a Mobile Device To convert it to a Google Docs file, select “Save as Google Docs” from the “File” menu, just like you did after dragging the Word file onto the Chrome window. You can also “Download” the file as a Word file using the “Download” button in the upper-right corner of the browser window, or share it with others using the “Share” button.Īt this point, the file is still a Word file and you’re working in Office Compatibility Mode (OCM). The Word file is opened in a new tab and you can edit the document just like when you dragged the Word file onto the Chrome window previously. For my example, I’ll open my Word file by right-clicking on the file in my Google Drive account, selecting “Open with” from the popup menu, and then selecting “Google Docs” from the submenu. If you’ve uploaded your Word file this way, you can access your Google Drive account from within a browser, and then open the Word file in Google Docs. Another way to work with Office files in your Google Drive account is to upload them to your Google Drive account using the Google app for Windows, which can be downloaded from here.