Open Microsoft files in Google Drive

Upload and work on Office files with Google Drive, Docs, Sheets or Slides on the web.
Work on Office files with real-time presence when you use Drive for desktop.

You can use Office editing with the following Office file types:

If you edit Word, Excel, or PowerPoint documents older than Office 2007, files are saved to a newer format.

Open an Office file in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides

On your computer, go to Google Drive.
Double click a Microsoft Office file. It opens in Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
After you open a file, you can:
- Edit
- Share
- View version history
- Collaborate with others in real-time

TIPS

Changes you make are also saved to the original Microsoft Office file.
Password protected files open in Viewer. Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides don't support password protected files.

1	On your computer, go to Gmail and open an email message.
2	Hover your mouse over the Office file attachment. Click Edit with Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides If you click on the attachment and see a preview of your file, at the top, you can click Open in Google Docs/Sheets/Slides. If you don’t see this option, click Open with > Google Docs/Sheets/Slides.
3	A copy of the Office attachment will be stored in Drive and all changes you make will be saved to the copy. You can edit, share, view version history, and collaborate in real-time with others.
4	To respond to the original email with the file, or for other email options from the doc, click File.
5	Click Email > Reply with this file.

To learn more about what you can do with the document, visit the Google Docs Help Center.