How to edit Word, Excel and Powerpoint documents in Google Drive.
Google Drive is a great place to store your documents; no matter the format. Recently, Google Drive gained the ability to edit Word, Excel and Powerpoint documents without the need to convert the files into Google’s format.
How to edit Word, Excel and Powerpoint documents in Google Drive:
Upload your Word, Excel or Powerpoint document to Google Drive.
Next, double click on the Word, Excel or Powerpoint document to view a preview of the document in Google Drive.
Click “Open With” at the top of the preview windows. Select Google Docs for Word files, Google Sheets for Excel files and Google Slides for Powerpoint presentations.
These Word, Excel or Powerpoint document will now open inside Google Drive, keeping their original file format even after you have made edits.