How to Download File in MS-Excel Format
Just like you can share Google sheets as PDF, you are also allowed to download your files in MS-Exc Format. Along with MS-Excel Format, you can also get them in PDF, CSV, HTML, and TSV formats. In this article, we will focus on how to download files in MS Excel format as it is one of the best file formats for such files.
Tutorial on Downloading Files and Importing CSV Files Into Excel
Download File in MS-Excel Format in 5 Steps
Step-1 Open Up Your Google Sheet: To download your Google sheet file in Excel format, you first have to work on it and save it.
You can either open a fresh file or open an existing one in the following steps:
- I'm ordered to open an existing Google sheet, you will need the link to that particular Google sheet. After that, you just need to place the link in your web browser and click on search to open it up.
- Or, you can just open the Google sheets website on your web browser if you want to create a new one.
Step-2 Go to 'File' Menu: From the top of the sheet, you then have to tap on the 'File' menu.
Apart from the file menu also, there are various menus in Google sheets as you can see in the picture below.
Step-3 Click On 'Download': In the third section of the 'File' menu, you will find the DOWNLOAD option. Just click on this 'Download' option now.
Step-4 Click on 'Microsoft Excel (.xlsx)': You will get 6 different options of file formats in which your Google sheets file can be downloaded.
But here, you have to choose the first option which is the 'Microsoft Excel (.xlsx)' option.
Step-5 Your File is Now Saved as an Excel File: Within the new few seconds, your file would be saved as an MS Excel file on your device successfully!
FAQ
What File Format Does an Excel Fiel Save As?
According to Microsoft Support Website, when you save a file in Microsoft Excel, then that particular workbook is saved as an 'Excel Workbook'.
By default, the file extension of it is (. xlsx). You can also change the default file format to any other file format if you want.
How Can I Download an Excel file as XLSX?
Automatically MS Excel files are downloaded in XLSX format only. But still, if you want to learn to do that, then below are the steps to do so:
- Click on the 'File' tab of your Excel sheet.
- Then, click on the 'Save As' option.
- Now, click the Save as type 'list arrow'.
- As we have told that the default file type is an XLSX Excel file, but you can also choose from plenty of other file formats in this menu.
- Now, select your desired format.
- Finally, click on 'Save'.
How Do I Convert a PDF File into Excel File?
To Convert a PDF File into Excel File, you have to follow the given procedure:
- Open your PDF file in Adobe Acrobat.
- Then, click on the 'Select a file" button.
- Or, you can drag and drop a PDF into the drop zone.
- Now, just select the PDF you want to convert to the XLSX file format.
- Adobe Acrobat will now automatically convert your PDF to Excel.
How Can I Convert a TXT or CSV file into Excel?
You can easily choose to convert a TXT file or CSV file into an Excel file in the given steps:
- Open your TXT or CSV file in the Google sheets app. You can easily edit and format sheets on app.
- Then, click on the 'Data' tab.
- Go to the 'Get External Data' group.
- From here, click the 'From Text' option.
- Now, select the TXT or CSV file you want to convert.
- Click on 'Import'.
- Then, choose the 'Delimited' option.
- Click on 'Next' to save it.