How to Install Google Sheets on PC
To install the Google Sheets app on your PC, you need to have a stable and secure data connection as well as required storage.
If you are tired of opening your web browser again and again whenever you want to open up your Google spreadsheet, then it's better to install it on your PC. In this way, you can directly open it from there without opening the web browser. After that, you can also use Google sheets offline. Let's learn the installation process of Google sheets in 7 easy steps.
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Install Google Sheets on PC in 7 Steps
Step-1 Open Google Sheet On Chome Browser: For now, you have to open the Google Chrome browser in your PC or your laptop if you are using that. The further steps are stated below:
- Open Google Chrome web browser.
- Then, search for the Google sheets app in the search bar.
- Now, hit the 'Search' button to search for it.
Step-2 Click Here as Shown: The page that will open up on your screen will look something like this.
Then, what you have to do is go to the top right corner of the screen and you will find the 'three-dot option'. Click on these three dots to move forward.
Step-3 Click on 'More tools': A Google menu will open up on your screen will various options like:
- New window
- New incognito window
- History
- Downloads
- Bookmarks
- Zoom
- Cast, and many more
From these options, you have to click on the 'More tools' option.
Step-4 Tap on 'Create shortcut': Then, after clicking on 'More tools, click on the second option in the new menu list on the left side. This option says 'Create shortcut'.
Step-5 Tick on 'Open as window': A prompt window will now appear on the top of your web browser's page which will ask if you want to create the shortcut.
- Enter the name of the shortcut that you want to give it.
- Then, tick on the option that says 'Open as window.
Step-6 Click on 'Create': After doing the above-mentioned things, you have to click on the 'Create' button which is present beside the Cancel button. This Create button is blue in color as you can see yourself.
Step-7 Google Sheets is downloaded: After doing everything, just have to close your web browser and retire to the main screen of your desktop.
On your desktop, you will now see a new shortcut. This is the shortcut to your Google sheet. You can directly open your google sheet by clicking on this shortcut icon from your desktop.
FAQ
How Can I Download A Google Sheets File to My PC?
You can easily download a Google sheets file on your PC or even any other device in whichever file format you want.
We are now going to discuss this technique in the following steps:
- On your computer, open the Google sheet that you want to download to your PC.
- At the very top of the file, you will see the 'File' option. Just click on this File option.
- Then, from the click, select the 'Download" option.
- At this step, you can choose a file type in which you want your file to get downloaded to your PC.
- The file will now download onto your computer in seconds!
Why Am I Not Able To download Google Sheets?
There is never a solid reason for you facing difficulty in downloading Google sheets.
There have been several pieces of research on this matter and some of the possible problems that could be there with your system can be:
- Invalid or corrupted web cache on your system can cause problems in downloads.
- You might not have permission to download files. Go to your system 'Settings' and review the permissions.
- If not solved, then go to your 'Browser settings' and check if these settings are configured properly or not.
Where Can I Find Google Docs on My Computer?
The one-stop destination on your PC or any other device where you can find all your Google documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and photos is your 'GOOGLE DRIVE'.
This is because you can find all your important data in your Google drive. You need a create a Google drive I'd properly with the help of your email and password. You can also save Google sheets as PDFs.
Also, in your Google Drive, you can upload all your important documents in separate files and folders and access them anytime. You can also create a backup of all your important files on Google drive.