How to Download File in MS-Excels Format

Just like you can share Google sheets as PDF, you are also allowed to download your files in MS-Excel 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.

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 of 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 in your device successfully!

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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.

Another Method

While many schools and organizations prefer to utilize Google Sheets to create and update spreadsheets, you will almost certainly come across Microsoft Excel, necessitating the need to convert a Google spreadsheet to an Excel file. Fortunately, Google Sheets has an option to convert your google spreadsheet into an Excel file format. So, in this article, we will take a closer look at How to Download File in MS-Excels Format or the .xlsx format.

Download File in MS-Excels Format: 5 Steps

Step 1 - tap on google sheets app To download File in MS-Excels Format, you must first open the application. Look for the Google Sheets icon on your mobile device. It appears to be a green A4 sheet of paper with a fold in the top-right corner.

• If you can't find it, go to the Google Play Store and download it.
• In the search bar, type 'Google Sheets.' After that, check for the icon that has been described.
• Install and open it after you've found it.

Step 2 - Tap on 3 dots present on top right corner: So, you have opened the Google sheets app and have the sheet you want to download as .xlsx in front of you. To export the sheet in MS-Excels format, locate the 3 Dots present in the top right corner of the screen.

• Click on the 3 Dots which will open a drop-down menu.
• The 3 dots button in the spreadsheet tab is used to access many settings such as "Move", which you can use to move the files in google sheets, among others.

Step 3- Tap on Share & Export: The drop-down menu which comes after you click the 3 dots in the top right corner have many setting you can apply for different purposes.

• For the purpose of exporting it in .xlsx format, Click on the "Share & Export" option which will help you save the sheet, send a copy of the sheet, or print the sheet among others.

Step 4 - Tap on Save As: After clicking the "Share & Export" option from the drop-down menu, hit on the "Save As" option. This will again give you options as to how you want to save that particular sheet. You can download the sheet in many different formats depending on what you are planning to do with the sheet.

• You have the option to download the selected file in .pdf to open it as a pdf. Choose to download it in .xlsx .
• It comes in handy when you have to open the sheet is Microsoft excel which is another spreadsheet application. Moreover, you can even open .xlsx files in google sheets as well.

Step 5 - Tap on Excel, your file will be saved in Excel Format: For downloading the selected spreadsheet as an Excel file, click on the "Excel(.xlsx)" from the dropdown menu.

• You can choose the location where you want to save the MS- Excel formatted file in your device.
• Bear in mind that google sheets is compatible with .xlsx file format.
• That is to say, you can open the .xlsx file in google sheets as well.

Conclusion

In conclusion, google sheets give a number of options in which users can download their spreadsheets. Moreover, this helps in the proper integration of all the platforms and makes google sheets the leading spreadsheet software. Downloading the sheet in .xlsx format is a simple 5 step process including opening the sheets app itself.