Instructions for downloading documents from Google Docs

You may not know, but Google Docs provides a series of options so users can easily download documents in many different formats to their PCs and mobile devices.

Let's find out right below.

Download documents from Google Docs on PC

To download documents from Google Docs to your PC, first launch any web browser on your computer and access Google Docs. Sign in to your account if you aren't already signed in.

Next, open the document you want to download.

On the document page that opens, navigate to the menu bar area and click File > Download . Then, choose the format you want to download to your computer.

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The standard ' Save ' window on PC will open. Here, select the folder location where you want to save the document, then click ' Save ' and everything is done.

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Download multiple or all Google Docs documents

In case you want to download multiple documents at once, go to Google Drive, select the document to download, right-click on any document and select ' Download '. The corresponding document files will be immediately downloaded in Microsoft Word (DOCX) format.

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Save Google Docs documents on Android

On Android devices, you can use the free Google Docs app to download documents in different file formats.

First, launch the Google Docs app on your Android phone/tablet. Then click on the document you want to download.

On the document screen that opens, in the top right corner, tap the three dots.

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From the three-dot menu that appears, click ' Share & Export '.

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In the ' Share & Export ' menu, tap ' Save As '.

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The ' Save As ' menu will open, listing all the available document formats that you can download to your device. Select a format and then press ' OK '.

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The document with the selected format will be immediately saved to the computer.

Make documents available offline on iPhone and iPad

On iPhone or iPad, you can't download the same Google Docs file but on desktop and Android devices. However, you can make your documents available offline, which allows you to access files in the Google Docs app even when you're offline.

First, open the Google Docs app on your phone. Then tap the document you want to make available offline.

When the document screen opens, in the top right corner, tap the three dots.

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In the three-dot menu that appears, at the bottom, tap ' Available Offline '.

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This document is now available offline. When you return to the Docs home screen, all your offline files will be listed with a check mark icon above them.

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