Instructions apply to Google Docs on the desktop and any version of Microsoft Word that uses the.docx format.

If you should probably get in, you’ll be prompted to do that before proceeding.

To upload a folder that contains several Word documents, selectFolder uploadinstead.

New button in Google Docs web page

Navigate to the file or folder you want to upload, then selectOpen.

The upload process begins automatically.

Click a Word document you want to edit.

File and Folder upload menu items on the Google Drive web page

The .DOCX label next to the document’s name lets you know it’s in Microsoft Word format.

To convert the file, selectFile>Save as Google Docs.

A new version of the document opens in a separate window.

A single Word document selected in Google Docs

You now have two versions of the file, the DOCX file, and the new Google Docs file.

Open Google Docs, then fire up the file you want to download.

Go toFile>Downloadand select a file format from the menu that appears.

Opening a Word document with Google Docs

Choose from formats such as DOCX,ODT,RTF,PDF,EPUB, and others.

Choose a folder where the document should be saved.

It may also directly download to your system if you’ve defined a download folder for your internet tool.

A Word document opened in Google Drive with the DOCX extension highlighted

Another quick way to download the Word document from Google Docs onto your system is through Google Drive.

Right-poke the file and selectDownload.

However, if you go this route, you don’t have a choice of file format.

A document with the Save to Google Docs command highlighted

It will automatically download as a DOCX file.

Download as Microsoft Word (.docx) menu item in Google document File menu